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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 language is spoken in the country that has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in swimming?

  1. English

  2. Hindi

  3. Chinese

  4. Australian English
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Explanation

Australia has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in swimming, and English is the official language of Australia.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken in the country that has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in weightlifting?

  1. English

  2. Hindi

  3. Chinese

  4. Australian English
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Explanation

England has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in weightlifting, and English is the official language of England.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken in the country that has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in wrestling?

  1. English

  2. Hindi

  3. Chinese

  4. Australian English
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Canada has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in wrestling, and English is the official language of Canada.

Multiple choice

Which language is spoken in the country that has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in boxing?

  1. English

  2. Hindi

  3. Chinese

  4. Australian English
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Explanation

England has won the most Commonwealth Games medals in boxing, and English is the official language of England.

Multiple choice

How many Yeniseian languages are still spoken today?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
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Only one Yeniseian language, Ket, is still spoken today, with a few hundred speakers in central Siberia.

Multiple choice

What is the geographical distribution of the Yeniseian languages?

  1. Central Siberia

  2. Eastern Siberia

  3. Western Siberia

  4. Southern Siberia
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The Yeniseian languages were historically spoken in central Siberia, along the Yenisei River and its tributaries.

Multiple choice

Which Yeniseian language has the most speakers?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Kott
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Ket is the only Yeniseian language still spoken today, with a few hundred speakers in central Siberia.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a Yeniseian language?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Evenki
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Evenki is a Tungusic language, not a Yeniseian language.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Yeniseian language spoken in the Turukhansk region of Russia?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Kott
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Ket is the only Yeniseian language still spoken today, and it is spoken in the Turukhansk region of Russia.

Multiple choice

Which Yeniseian language was spoken in the Yenisei River basin?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Kott
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Explanation

Kott was a Yeniseian language spoken in the Yenisei River basin, but it is now extinct.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Yeniseian language spoken in the Podkamennaya Tunguska River basin?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Assan
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Explanation

Assan was a Yeniseian language spoken in the Podkamennaya Tunguska River basin, but it is now extinct.

Multiple choice

Which Yeniseian language was spoken in the Upper Yenisei River basin?

  1. Ket

  2. Yugh

  3. Arin

  4. Pumpokol
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Explanation

Pumpokol was a Yeniseian language spoken in the Upper Yenisei River basin, but it is now extinct.

Multiple choice

Which European language has had the greatest influence on West Indian languages?

  1. English

  2. French

  3. Spanish

  4. Dutch
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English is the most widely spoken language in the West Indies, and it has had a significant influence on the languages of the region. This is due to the fact that many West Indian countries were once British colonies.

Multiple choice

Which West Indian language has been most heavily influenced by French?

  1. Haitian Creole

  2. Jamaican Patois

  3. Trinidadian Creole

  4. Barbadian Creole
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Explanation

Haitian Creole is a French-based creole language that is spoken in Haiti. It is the most heavily influenced by French of all the West Indian languages.

Multiple choice

Which West Indian language has been most heavily influenced by Spanish?

  1. Puerto Rican Spanish

  2. Dominican Spanish

  3. Cuban Spanish

  4. Venezuelan Spanish
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Explanation

Puerto Rican Spanish is a Spanish-based creole language that is spoken in Puerto Rico. It is the most heavily influenced by Spanish of all the West Indian languages.