Dialects and Varieties of Telugu

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the dialects and varieties of Telugu, a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a dialect of Telugu?

  1. Rayalaseema
  2. Telangana
  3. Coastal Andhra
  4. All of the above
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a variety of Telugu?

  1. Lambadi
  2. Chenchu
  3. Savara
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Rayalaseema dialect of Telugu?

  1. The use of the retroflex 'l' sound
  2. The use of the 'sh' sound instead of the 's' sound
  3. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Telangana dialect of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'sh' sound instead of the 's' sound
  2. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  3. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Coastal Andhra dialect of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  2. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  3. The use of the 'j' sound instead of the 'z' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a variety of Telugu spoken by the Lambada people?

  1. Lambadi
  2. Chenchu
  3. Savara
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a variety of Telugu spoken by the Chenchu people?

  1. Lambadi
  2. Chenchu
  3. Savara
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a variety of Telugu spoken by the Savara people?

  1. Lambadi
  2. Chenchu
  3. Savara
  4. None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Lambadi variety of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'sh' sound instead of the 's' sound
  2. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  3. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Chenchu variety of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  2. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  3. The use of the 'j' sound instead of the 'z' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Savara variety of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  2. The use of the 'j' sound instead of the 'z' sound
  3. The use of the 'sh' sound instead of the 's' sound
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a major dialect of Telugu spoken in the Rayalaseema region?

  1. Nellore
  2. Kurnool
  3. Anantapur
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a major dialect of Telugu spoken in the Telangana region?

  1. Hyderabad
  2. Warangal
  3. Karimnagar
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a major dialect of Telugu spoken in the Coastal Andhra region?

  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Vijayawada
  3. Guntur
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Nellore dialect of Telugu?

  1. The use of the 'sh' sound instead of the 's' sound
  2. The use of the 'v' sound instead of the 'b' sound
  3. The use of the 'ch' sound instead of the 'c' sound
  4. None of the above