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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 Dravidian language is spoken in the Western Ghats of Karnataka?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Tulu
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Tulu is a Dravidian language spoken in the Western Ghats of Karnataka.

Multiple choice

Which Dravidian language is spoken in the Malabar Coast of Kerala?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in the Malabar Coast of Kerala.

Multiple choice

Which Dravidian language is spoken in the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken in the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu.

Multiple choice

Which Dravidian language is spoken in the Deccan Plateau of Karnataka?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken in the Deccan Plateau of Karnataka.

Multiple choice

Which Dravidian language is spoken in the Northern Circars of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken in the Northern Circars of Andhra Pradesh.

Multiple choice

Which Dravidian language is spoken in the Southern Circars of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. Tamil

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken in the Southern Circars of Andhra Pradesh.

Multiple choice

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Sri Lanka?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Sinhala
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka.

Multiple choice

What was the primary language of instruction at Somapura Mahavihara?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Pali

  3. Prakrit

  4. Bengali
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pali was the primary language of instruction at Somapura Mahavihara.

Multiple choice

Which language is primarily used in literature in the Maldives?

  1. Dhivehi

  2. Sinhala

  3. Tamil

  4. Arabic
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Dhivehi is the primary language used in literature in the Maldives. It is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Sinhala.

Multiple choice

Which language is the official language of Sri Lanka and is widely used in its literature?

  1. Sinhala

  2. Tamil

  3. English

  4. Malayalam
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka and is widely used in its literature. It is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Dhivehi.

Multiple choice

Which language is primarily used in literature in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Bengali

  4. Tamil
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hindi is the primary language used in literature in India. It is an Indo-Aryan language widely spoken in the northern and central parts of the country.

Multiple choice

What was the primary language written in the Vijayanagara Script?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Kannada

  3. Telugu

  4. Tamil
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Vijayanagara Script was primarily used to write Kannada, the official language of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Multiple choice

Which script replaced the Vijayanagara Script after the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire?

  1. Kannada Script

  2. Telugu Script

  3. Grantha Script

  4. Tamil Script
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A Correct answer
Explanation

After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, the Kannada Script regained its prominence and became the primary script used in the region.

Multiple choice

Which modern-day Indian languages are influenced by the Vijayanagara Script?

  1. Kannada

  2. Telugu

  3. Marathi

  4. Hindi
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Correct answer
Explanation

The Vijayanagara Script has influenced the development of modern-day Kannada and Telugu languages.

Multiple choice

In which Indian language is the novel (Joothan) by Omprakash Valmiki originally written?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

  4. Marathi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Omprakash Valmiki's (Joothan) was originally written in Hindi, the official language of India.