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Indian Regional Languages

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Indian regional languages represent a vast linguistic diversity, featuring distinct language families, dialects, and official state languages. Questions often test knowledge on Indo-Aryan languages, Dravidian scripts, and specific tribal dialects across various Indian states. This hub provides essential practice for mastering the linguistic geography of India for competitive exams.

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Indian Regional Languages Questions

Multiple choice

Which language is the third most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Urdu

  2. Bengali

  3. Nepali

  4. Sinhala
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Urdu is the third most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 15% of all books published in the region being in Urdu.

Multiple choice

Which language is the fourth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Bengali

  2. Nepali

  3. Sinhala

  4. Pashto
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Bengali is the fourth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 10% of all books published in the region being in Bengali.

Multiple choice

Which language is the fifth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Nepali

  2. Sinhala

  3. Pashto

  4. Divehi
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Nepali is the fifth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 5% of all books published in the region being in Nepali.

Multiple choice

Which language is the sixth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Sinhala

  2. Pashto

  3. Divehi

  4. Dzongkha
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Sinhala is the sixth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 4% of all books published in the region being in Sinhala.

Multiple choice

Which language is the seventh most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Pashto

  2. Divehi

  3. Dzongkha

  4. Maldivian
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Pashto is the seventh most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 3% of all books published in the region being in Pashto.

Multiple choice

Which language is the eighth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Divehi

  2. Dzongkha

  3. Maldivian

  4. Shina
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Divehi is the eighth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 2% of all books published in the region being in Divehi.

Multiple choice

Which language is the ninth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Dzongkha

  2. Maldivian

  3. Shina

  4. Balti
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Dzongkha is the ninth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 1% of all books published in the region being in Dzongkha.

Multiple choice

Which language is the tenth most widely used in books in SAARC countries?

  1. Maldivian

  2. Shina

  3. Balti

  4. Burushaski
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Maldivian is the tenth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 0.5% of all books published in the region being in Maldivian.

Multiple choice

Which language has the highest number of speakers in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Telugu

  4. Marathi
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Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with over 437 million native speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of West Bengal?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Odia

  4. Urdu
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Bengali is the official language of West Bengal and is spoken by over 90% of the population.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of Maharashtra?

  1. Marathi

  2. Hindi

  3. Gujarati

  4. Urdu
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Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra and is spoken by over 70% of the population.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of Odisha?

  1. Odia

  2. Hindi

  3. Telugu

  4. Bengali
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Odia is the official language of Odisha and is spoken by over 80% of the population.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of Gujarat?

  1. Gujarati

  2. Hindi

  3. Marathi

  4. Rajasthani
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Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat and is spoken by over 80% of the population.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of Rajasthan?

  1. Rajasthani

  2. Hindi

  3. Gujarati

  4. Punjabi
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Rajasthani is the official language of Rajasthan and is spoken by over 60% of the population.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the state of Punjab?

  1. Punjabi

  2. Hindi

  3. Haryanvi

  4. Dogri
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Punjabi is the official language of Punjab and is spoken by over 80% of the population.