Official Languages of Bangladesh

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the official languages of Bangladesh.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is the official language of Bangladesh?

  1. Bengali
  2. English
  3. Urdu
  4. Hindi
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What percentage of the population of Bangladesh speaks Bengali as their first language?

  1. 80-90%
  2. 60-70%
  3. 40-50%
  4. 20-30%
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which other languages are recognized as official languages in Bangladesh?

  1. English
  2. Urdu
  3. Chittagongian
  4. Sylheti
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was Bengali declared as the official language of Bangladesh?

  1. 1971
  2. 1972
  3. 1973
  4. 1974
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the significance of Bengali as the official language of Bangladesh?

  1. It represents the cultural identity of the country.
  2. It promotes national unity and cohesion.
  3. It facilitates communication between different regions of the country.
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is widely spoken in the Chittagong region of Bangladesh?

  1. Bengali
  2. Chittagongian
  3. Urdu
  4. Sylheti
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh?

  1. Bengali
  2. Chittagongian
  3. Urdu
  4. Sylheti
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of speakers of Bengali worldwide?

  1. 200-250 million
  2. 250-300 million
  3. 300-350 million
  4. 350-400 million
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which countries, besides Bangladesh, have Bengali as an official language?

  1. India
  2. Nepal
  3. Bhutan
  4. Sri Lanka
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the script used to write Bengali?

  1. Devanagari
  2. Bengali
  3. Urdu
  4. Gurmukhi
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which language is closely related to Bengali?

  1. Hindi
  2. Urdu
  3. Odia
  4. Assamese
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the approximate number of dialects of Bengali spoken in Bangladesh?

  1. 5-10
  2. 10-15
  3. 15-20
  4. 20-25
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which dialect of Bengali is considered the standard dialect?

  1. Dhaka dialect
  2. Chittagong dialect
  3. Sylhet dialect
  4. Rajshahi dialect
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the national anthem of Bangladesh?

  1. Amar Sonar Bangla
  2. Jana Gana Mana
  3. Vande Mataram
  4. Saare Jahan Se Achcha
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Bengali writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Kazi Nazrul Islam
  3. Jasimuddin
  4. Mir Mosharraf Hossain