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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

What was the official language of the Gupta Empire?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. Indi

  3. Greek

  4. Aryan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sanskrit was the official court language of the Gupta Empire, a period often referred to as the Golden Age of India. During this era, classical Sanskrit literature, poetry, and drama reached their peak.

Multiple choice

The main official language of India is

  1. Urdu

  2. Tamil

  3. Hindi

  4. English
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C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Indian Constitution, Hindi in the Devanagari script is the official language of the Union, while English is used as an additional official language.

Multiple choice

What is the major language of the Sikhs?

  1. Punjabi

  2. Teluga

  3. Tamil

  4. Bengali
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Punjabi is the major language of the Sikhs, spoken primarily in the Punjab region where Sikhism originated. Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali are major languages too but not associated with Sikhs - Telugu is in Andhra/Telangana, Tamil in Tamil Nadu, and Bengali in Bengal.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a language spoken in India?

  1. Tamil

  2. Hindi

  3. Teluga

  4. Pashrati
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Pashrati is not a real language spoken in India. Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu are all major Indian languages. This appears to be a made-up name to test knowledge of real Indian languages.

Multiple choice

Hindi and Persian combined and resulted in

  1. Urdu

  2. Devagiri

  3. Ullema

  4. Tamil, Punjabi and Bengali
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The interaction between Persian-speaking rulers and the local Hindi-speaking population led to the evolution of the Urdu language.

Multiple choice

This is the common language among educated people in India.

  1. English

  2. Portuguese

  3. Troyuguese

  4. Chinese
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A Correct answer
Explanation

English serves as a primary language for higher education, government, and business in India, acting as a lingua franca among the educated population across different linguistic regions.

Multiple choice

Urdu is a blend of what languages?

  1. Arabic, Persian, English

  2. Arabic, English, Hindi

  3. Persian, Hindi, Arabic

  4. Hindi, Persian, English
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Urdu developed in the Mughal military camps and courts as a lingua franca, blending Persian, Arabic, and Hindi linguistic elements.

Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy accounting procedures - rules of debit and credit meaning, advantages and limitations of journals understand the classification of accounts introduction to books of prime entry

Under Indian system, records are maintained in _________ language.

  1. Marathi

  2. Hindi

  3. Marwari

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian system of accounting, historically known as the Deshi Nama or Mahajani system, has traditionally used various regional languages including Marathi, Hindi, and Marwari for record-keeping.

Multiple choice

Which language is the official language of the Union Government of India?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Sanskrit

  4. Urdu
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Hindi is the official language of the Union Government of India.

Multiple choice

Which language is the associate official language of the Union Government of India?

  1. Hindi

  2. English

  3. Sanskrit

  4. Urdu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

English is the associate official language of the Union Government of India.