Which Mughal ruler had infants raised in silence, with the result that they produced no speech?
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Correct answer: A. Akbar
Explanation
Akbar's 'Gang Mahal' (house of the dumb): children were reared by mute nurses and grew up speechless. Contemporary accounts record the experiment, and it is the classic early test of whether language is innate.
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