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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 spoken by the largest number of people of Indian origin in Canada?

  1. Hindi

  2. Punjabi

  3. Gujarati

  4. Urdu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Punjabi is the most widely spoken language among the Indian diaspora in Canada, with over 400,000 speakers. It is particularly common in the province of British Columbia.

Multiple choice

What is the most common language spoken at home among people of Indian origin in Canada?

  1. English

  2. Hindi

  3. Punjabi

  4. Gujarati
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A Correct answer
Explanation

English is the most common language spoken at home among people of Indian origin in Canada, with over 60% of the population speaking English at home. This is followed by Hindi, with over 20% of the population speaking Hindi at home.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the majority of the population in Ladakh?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Balti

  3. Dardic

  4. Kashmiri
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ladakhi is the most widely spoken language in Ladakh, with over 200,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

What is the official language of Ladakh?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Hindi

  3. Urdu

  4. English
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ladakhi is the official language of Ladakh, along with Hindi and English.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Balti people of Ladakh?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Balti

  3. Dardic

  4. Kashmiri
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Balti is the language spoken by the Balti people, who live in the eastern part of Ladakh.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the language spoken by the Dardic people of Ladakh?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Balti

  3. Dardic

  4. Kashmiri
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Dardic is the language spoken by the Dardic people, who live in the northern part of Ladakh.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Kashmiri people of Ladakh?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Balti

  3. Dardic

  4. Kashmiri
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kashmiri is the language spoken by the Kashmiri people, who live in the western part of Ladakh.

Multiple choice

How many languages are spoken in Ladakh?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

There are four main languages spoken in Ladakh: Ladakhi, Balti, Dardic, and Kashmiri.

Multiple choice

Which language is most closely related to Kashmiri?

  1. Ladakhi

  2. Balti

  3. Dardic

  4. Tibetan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kashmiri is most closely related to Dardic, as both languages belong to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.

Multiple choice

Which language is the official language of the state of Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Assamese

  4. Bengali
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B Correct answer
Explanation

English is the official language of the state of Arunachal Pradesh, as per the Arunachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1987.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Assamese

  2. Bengali

  3. Hindi

  4. English
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Assamese is the official language of the state of Assam, as per the Assam Official Language Act, 1960.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Maithili
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hindi is the official language of the state of Bihar, as per the Bihar Official Language Act, 1954.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Hindi

  2. Chhattisgarhi

  3. Oriya

  4. Marathi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hindi is the official language of the state of Chhattisgarh, as per the Chhattisgarh Official Language Act, 2008.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Konkani

  2. Marathi

  3. Hindi

  4. English
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Konkani is the official language of the state of Goa, as per the Goa Official Language Act, 1987.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Gujarati

  2. Hindi

  3. Marathi

  4. English
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Gujarati is the official language of the state of Gujarat, as per the Gujarat Official Language Act, 1960.