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World Languages and Geography

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World languages and geography explore the distribution of major language families, official languages, and native speakers across different continents. The questions cover linguistic demographics in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This topic is frequently asked in UPSC, SSC, and State PSC general studies papers.

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World Languages and Geography Questions

Multiple choice

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Hainan, China?

  1. Mon

  2. Khmer

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Hlai
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Hlai is spoken by over 200,000 people in Hainan, China.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in the Andaman Islands, India?

  1. Mon

  2. Khmer

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Jarawa
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jarawa is spoken by over 400 people in the Andaman Islands, India.

Multiple choice

Which language family does the Eskimo-Aleut language belong to?

  1. Uralic

  2. Indo-European

  3. Eskimo-Aleut

  4. Afro-Asiatic
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Eskimo-Aleut language family is a group of languages spoken by the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Greenland.

Multiple choice

How many languages are in the Eskimo-Aleut language family?

  1. 2

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 20
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B Correct answer
Explanation

There are 10 languages in the Eskimo-Aleut language family, including Inuktitut, Yup'ik, and Aleut.

Multiple choice

Where are the Eskimo-Aleut languages spoken?

  1. North America

  2. South America

  3. Europe

  4. Asia
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Eskimo-Aleut languages are spoken in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America, including Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

Multiple choice

What is the most widely spoken Eskimo-Aleut language?

  1. Inuktitut

  2. Yup'ik

  3. Aleut

  4. Inupiaq
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Inuktitut is the most widely spoken Eskimo-Aleut language, with over 100,000 speakers in Canada and Greenland.

Multiple choice

What is the primary language used in the Hajj pilgrimage?

  1. Arabic

  2. English

  3. Spanish

  4. French
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Arabic is the primary language used in the Hajj pilgrimage, as it is the official language of Saudi Arabia, where the pilgrimage takes place.

Multiple choice

What is the most widely spoken language in the countries affected by desertification?

  1. English

  2. French

  3. Spanish

  4. Arabic

  5. Chinese
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the countries affected by desertification.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Taiwan?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

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

Atayal is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Taiwan.

Multiple choice

Which Austroasiatic language is used in the media in Japan?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

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

Ryukyuan is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Japan.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Korea?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Koreanic
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Koreanic is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Korea.

Multiple choice

Which Austroasiatic language is used in the media in China?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Hmong-Mien
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Hmong-Mien is an Austroasiatic language spoken in China.

Multiple choice

Which of the following languages is NOT a member of the Afro-Asiatic language family?

  1. Arabic

  2. Hebrew

  3. Amharic

  4. Japanese
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Japanese is a member of the Japonic language family, which is unrelated to the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Afro-Asiatic languages has the largest number of speakers?

  1. Arabic

  2. Hausa

  3. Amharic

  4. Hebrew
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Arabic is the most widely spoken Afro-Asiatic language, with over 300 million native speakers.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia?

  1. Amharic

  2. Tigrinya

  3. Oromo

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Amharic, Tigrinya, and Oromo are all Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in Ethiopia.