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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 a minuscule number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Kannada

  2. Odia

  3. Assamese

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

Kannada is spoken by a minuscule number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 100 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by a negligible number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Odia

  2. Assamese

  3. Kashmiri

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

Odia is spoken by a negligible number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 50 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by a microscopic number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Assamese

  2. Kashmiri

  3. Sindhi

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

Assamese is spoken by a microscopic number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 10 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by an infinitesimal number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Kashmiri

  2. Sindhi

  3. Konkani

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

Kashmiri is spoken by an infinitesimal number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 5 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by a vanishingly small number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Sindhi

  2. Konkani

  3. Manipuri

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

Sindhi is spoken by a vanishingly small number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 1 speaker.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by an immeasurable number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians?

  1. Konkani

  2. Manipuri

  3. Nepali

  4. Santali
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Konkani is spoken by an immeasurable number of Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, with less than 0.1 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is the official language of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. English

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

English is the official language of Meghalaya, as per the Meghalaya Official Language Act, 1970.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. English

  4. Hindi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Khasi is the most widely spoken language in Meghalaya, with over 1.2 million speakers.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Jaintia people of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. Jaintia

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

Pnar is the language spoken by the Jaintia people of Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Koch people of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. Koch

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

Rabha is the language spoken by the Koch people of Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Mikir people of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. Mikir

  4. Karbi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Karbi is the language spoken by the Mikir people of Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the Nepali people of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. Garo

  3. Nepali

  4. Hindi
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nepali is the language spoken by the Nepali people of Meghalaya.

Multiple choice

What is the official language of Nepal?

  1. Nepali

  2. English

  3. Hindi

  4. Newari
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Nepali is the official language of Nepal and is spoken by a majority of the population.

Multiple choice

What is the second most widely spoken language in Nepal?

  1. Maithili

  2. Bhojpuri

  3. Tamang

  4. Newari
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Maithili is the second most widely spoken language in Nepal, primarily spoken in the eastern part of the country.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken in the southern plains of Nepal?

  1. Maithili

  2. Bhojpuri

  3. Tharu

  4. Newari
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bhojpuri is spoken in the southern plains of Nepal, bordering India.