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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 Gujarati language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Gujarati

  3. Kannada

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

The Gujarati script is used to write the Gujarati language, which is spoken by over 50 million people in India. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Bengali language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Bengali

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

The Bengali script is used to write the Bengali language, which is spoken by over 250 million people in India and Bangladesh. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Gujarati, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Oriya language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

The Oriya script is used to write the Oriya language, which is spoken by over 35 million people in India. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Gujarati.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Punjabi language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Gurmukhi

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

The Gurmukhi script is used to write the Punjabi language, which is spoken by over 100 million people in India and Pakistan. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Marathi language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Marathi

  3. Kannada

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

The Marathi script is used to write the Marathi language, which is spoken by over 90 million people in India. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Assamese language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Assamese

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

The Assamese script is used to write the Assamese language, which is spoken by over 15 million people in India. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Kashmiri language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

The Kashmiri script is used to write the Kashmiri language, which is spoken by over 7 million people in India. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Sindhi language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

The Sindhi script is used to write the Sindhi language, which is spoken by over 20 million people in India and Pakistan. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Konkani language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  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. It is one of the major Indo-Aryan scripts, along with Devanagari, Bengali, and Oriya.

Multiple choice

Which script is used to write the Manipuri language?

  1. Devanagari

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

The Meetei Mayek script is used to write the Manipuri language, which is spoken by over 2 million people in India. It is one of the major Tibeto-Burman scripts, along with Burmese, Tibetan, and Dzongkha.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language is the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

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

Tamil is the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu, and is spoken by over 70 million people.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Hindi

  2. Telugu

  3. Kannada

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

Telugu is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, and is spoken by over 80 million people.

Multiple choice

Which Indian language is the official language of the state of Karnataka?

  1. Hindi

  2. Kannada

  3. Telugu

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

Kannada is the official language of the state of Karnataka, and is spoken by over 40 million people.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Hindi

  2. Malayalam

  3. Tamil

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

Malayalam is the official language of the state of Kerala, and is spoken by over 35 million people.

Multiple choice

Which East Indian language is spoken by the largest number of people?

  1. Bengali

  2. Hindi

  3. Marathi

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

Hindi is the most widely spoken East Indian language, with over 400 million native speakers.