Multiple choice

Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam belong to the linguistic family of

  1. Aryan

  2. Dravidan

  3. Austric

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam are major Dravidian languages spoken primarily in South India. The Dravidian language family is distinct from the Indo-Aryan (Indo-European) languages predominant in North India. Dravidian languages are among the oldest surviving language families in the world, with Tamil having a continuous literary tradition spanning 2000+ years.

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