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Indian and Sri Lankan Languages

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Indian and Sri Lankan languages cover various linguistic families, regional dialects, and official state languages. A significant focus is placed on Dravidian languages and their distinctive scripts. Strengthen your general awareness of regional language distribution for upcoming tests.

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Indian and Sri Lankan Languages Questions

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Kannada language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Telugu

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

The Kannada script is used to write the Kannada language, which is spoken by over 40 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Malayalam language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Malayalam

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

The Malayalam script is used to write the Malayalam language, which is spoken by over 35 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Gujarati language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Gujarati

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

The Gujarati script is used to write the Gujarati language, which is spoken by over 50 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Odia language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Odia

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

The Odia script is used to write the Odia language, which is spoken by over 35 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Kashmiri language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Sharada

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

The Sharada script is used to write the Kashmiri language, which is spoken by over 7 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Konkani language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Kannada

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

The Konkani script is used to write the Konkani language, which is spoken by over 2 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Manipuri language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Meitei Mayek

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

The Meitei Mayek script is used to write the Manipuri language, which is spoken by over 1 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Santali language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Ol Chiki

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

The Ol Chiki script is used to write the Santali language, which is spoken by over 6 million people in India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following languages has been influenced by Chinese?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Marathi

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

Bengali has been influenced by Chinese due to the close proximity of Bengal to China and the historical trade relations between the two regions.

Multiple choice

Which language is widely spoken in the Maldives and is closely related to Sinhala?

  1. Dhivehi

  2. Hindi

  3. Tamil

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

Dhivehi is the official language of the Maldives and belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of languages, sharing similarities with Sinhala spoken in Sri Lanka.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in Sri Lanka?

  1. Sinhala

  2. Tamil

  3. English

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

Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka and is spoken by the majority of the population, primarily in the southwestern and central parts of the country.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in the Lakshadweep Islands, India?

  1. Malayalam

  2. Hindi

  3. Tamil

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

Malayalam, a Dravidian language, is spoken by the majority of the population in the Lakshadweep Islands, India.

Multiple choice

The Pallava dynasty played an important role in the development of which language?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

The Pallavas played an important role in the development of the Tamil language.

Multiple choice

In which time zone is Tamil spoken?

  1. UTC+5

  2. UTC+5:30

  3. UTC+6

  4. UTC+6:30
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu, India, which is located in the UTC+5:30 time zone.

Multiple choice

What is the primary language of the Vedas?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Hindi

  3. Tamil

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

The Vedas are composed in Sanskrit, which is an ancient Indo-European language that is still used in Hindu religious ceremonies.