Indian Languages and Dialects: Linguistic Diversity and Unity

This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge of Indian languages and dialects, their linguistic diversity, and the unity that binds them together.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language family is the most widely spoken in India?

  1. Indo-Aryan
  2. Dravidian
  3. Sino-Tibetan
  4. Austroasiatic
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is considered the official language of India?

  1. Hindi
  2. English
  3. Sanskrit
  4. Tamil
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many languages are spoken in India?

  1. 22
  2. 122
  3. 222
  4. 322
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in India?

  1. Hindi
  2. Bengali
  3. Telugu
  4. Marathi
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the southernmost state of India, Tamil Nadu?

  1. Tamil
  2. Telugu
  3. Kannada
  4. Malayalam
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the northeastern state of Assam?

  1. Assamese
  2. Bengali
  3. Hindi
  4. Nepali
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the western state of Maharashtra?

  1. Marathi
  2. Gujarati
  3. Hindi
  4. Konkani
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the eastern state of Odisha?

  1. Odia
  2. Bengali
  3. Hindi
  4. Telugu
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the northern state of Punjab?

  1. Punjabi
  2. Hindi
  3. Urdu
  4. Kashmiri
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the central state of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. Hindi
  2. Marathi
  3. Gujarati
  4. Rajasthani
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the southern state of Karnataka?

  1. Kannada
  2. Telugu
  3. Tamil
  4. Malayalam
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the eastern state of West Bengal?

  1. Bengali
  2. Hindi
  3. Odia
  4. Assamese
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. Kashmiri
  2. Hindi
  3. Punjabi
  4. Urdu
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the western state of Gujarat?

  1. Gujarati
  2. Hindi
  3. Marathi
  4. Rajasthani
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken in the southern state of Kerala?

  1. Malayalam
  2. Tamil
  3. Kannada
  4. Telugu