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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 language is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. Telugu

  2. Hindi

  3. English

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

Telugu is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, as specified in the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Act, 1966.

Multiple choice

Which language is the official language of the state of Kerala?

  1. Malayalam

  2. Hindi

  3. English

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

Malayalam is the official language of the state of Kerala, as specified in the Kerala Official Language Act, 1969.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language is widely used in the commentary of cricket matches in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

Hindi is the most widely used language in cricket commentary in India due to its widespread understanding across the country.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language uses the term 'badminton' to refer to the sport of badminton?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

The term 'badminton' is commonly used in Hindi to refer to the sport of badminton.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language uses the term 'cricket' to refer to the sport of cricket?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

The term 'cricket' is commonly used in Hindi to refer to the sport of cricket.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language uses the term 'swimming' to refer to the sport of swimming?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

  4. Bengali
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'swimming' is commonly used in Hindi to refer to the sport of swimming.

Multiple choice

What is the most common language written in the Chalukya script?

  1. Kannada

  2. Telugu

  3. Tamil

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

The Chalukya script is most commonly used to write the Kannada language.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a language written in the Chalukya script?

  1. Kannada

  2. Telugu

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil is not written in the Chalukya script.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Tamil?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

  4. Kannada
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil is written in the Tamil script, which is one of the oldest scripts in India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Telugu?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

Telugu is written in the Telugu script, which is one of the major scripts of India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Kannada?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

Kannada is written in the Kannada script, which is one of the major scripts of India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Malayalam?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Malayalam

  3. Telugu

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

Malayalam is written in the Malayalam script, which is one of the major scripts of India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Gujarati?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Gujarati

  3. Telugu

  4. Kannada
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gujarati is written in the Gujarati script, which is one of the major scripts of India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Punjabi?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Gurmukhi

  3. Telugu

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

Punjabi is written in the Gurmukhi script, which is one of the major scripts of India.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write Bengali?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Bengali

  3. Telugu

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

Bengali is written in the Bengali script, which is one of the major scripts of India.