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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 second largest number of people in West Bengal?

  1. Hindi

  2. Santali

  3. Nepali

  4. Urdu
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Hindi is spoken by the second largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 10 million speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Santali

  2. Nepali

  3. Urdu

  4. Odia
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Santali is spoken by the third largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 5 million speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Nepali

  2. Urdu

  3. Odia

  4. Kurukh
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Nepali is spoken by the fourth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 3 million speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Urdu

  2. Odia

  3. Kurukh

  4. Mundari
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Urdu is spoken by the fifth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 2 million speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Odia

  2. Kurukh

  3. Mundari

  4. Bhojpuri
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Odia is spoken by the sixth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 1 million speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kurukh

  2. Mundari

  3. Bhojpuri

  4. Rajbanshi
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Kurukh is spoken by the seventh largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 500,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Mundari

  2. Bhojpuri

  3. Rajbanshi

  4. Lepcha
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Mundari is spoken by the eighth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 400,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Bhojpuri

  2. Rajbanshi

  3. Lepcha

  4. Munda
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Bhojpuri is spoken by the ninth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 300,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Rajbanshi

  2. Lepcha

  3. Munda

  4. Kharia
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Rajbanshi is spoken by the tenth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 200,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Lepcha

  2. Munda

  3. Kharia

  4. Koch
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Lepcha is spoken by the eleventh largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 100,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Munda

  2. Kharia

  3. Koch

  4. Garo
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Munda is spoken by the twelfth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 50,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Kharia

  2. Koch

  3. Garo

  4. Rabha
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Kharia is spoken by the thirteenth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 40,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Koch

  2. Garo

  3. Rabha

  4. Tripuri
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Koch is spoken by the fourteenth largest number of people in West Bengal, with over 30,000 speakers.

Multiple choice

Which of the following languages is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Telugu

  4. Konkani
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Konkani is a language spoken in the state of Goa and parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, but it is recognized as a regional language in these states.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in India who do not have a scheduled language?

  1. Bhili

  2. Gondi

  3. Khasi

  4. Santali
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Santali is spoken by over 7 million people in India, making it the largest unscheduled language in the country. It is spoken primarily in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand.