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Asian Language Families

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Asian Language Families covers the classification, distribution, and linguistic groups across Asia, including Tibeto-Burman, Austroasiatic, and tribal dialects. It tests understanding of regional demographics and cultural heritage. This topic frequently appears in UPSC Civil Services and State PSC general studies papers.

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Asian Language Families Questions

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Ahom people of Assam?

  1. Ahom

  2. Khamti

  3. Singpho

  4. Deori
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ahom is the language spoken by the Ahom people, a Tai-speaking ethnic group native to Assam.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Singpho people of Assam?

  1. Singpho

  2. Deori

  3. Sonowal Kachari

  4. Tai Phake
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Singpho is the language spoken by the Singpho people, an ethnic group found in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Multiple choice

Which language family includes Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Niger-Congo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese are all members of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Multiple choice

Which language family includes Malay, Indonesian, and Tagalog?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Austronesian

  4. Niger-Congo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Malay, Indonesian, and Tagalog are all members of the Austronesian language family.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Onge people of the Great Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa

  2. Sentinelese

  3. Onge

  4. Great Andamanese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Onge language is spoken by the Onge people, an indigenous tribe of the Great Andaman Island.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language spoken by the Jarawa people of the Great Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa

  2. Sentinelese

  3. Onge

  4. Great Andamanese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Jarawa language is spoken by the Jarawa people, an indigenous tribe of the Great Andaman Island.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Sentinelese people of the Great Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa

  2. Sentinelese

  3. Onge

  4. Great Andamanese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Sentinelese language is spoken by the Sentinelese people, an indigenous tribe of the Great Andaman Island.

Multiple choice

Which language is considered to be the most endangered language of the Great Andaman Island?

  1. Jarawa

  2. Sentinelese

  3. Onge

  4. Great Andamanese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Andamanese language is considered to be the most endangered language of the Great Andaman Island, with only a few speakers remaining.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language family to which the Great Andamanese language belongs?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Papuan

  4. Sino-Tibetan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Andamanese language belongs to the Austroasiatic language family.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Nicobarese people of the Nicobar Islands?

  1. Nicobarese

  2. Shompen

  3. Great Andamanese

  4. Sentinelese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Nicobarese language is spoken by the Nicobarese people, an indigenous tribe of the Nicobar Islands.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language spoken by the Shompen people of the Great Nicobar Island?

  1. Nicobarese

  2. Shompen

  3. Great Andamanese

  4. Sentinelese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Shompen language is spoken by the Shompen people, an indigenous tribe of the Great Nicobar Island.

Multiple choice

Which language is considered to be the most endangered language of the Nicobar Islands?

  1. Nicobarese

  2. Shompen

  3. Great Andamanese

  4. Sentinelese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Shompen language is considered to be the most endangered language of the Nicobar Islands, with only a few speakers remaining.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language family to which the Nicobarese language belongs?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Papuan

  4. Sino-Tibetan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Nicobarese language belongs to the Austronesian language family.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Moken people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

  1. Moken

  2. Jarawa

  3. Sentinelese

  4. Great Andamanese
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Moken language is spoken by the Moken people, a nomadic seafaring people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language family to which the Moken language belongs?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Papuan

  4. Sino-Tibetan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Moken language belongs to the Austronesian language family.