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Our Constitution recognizes ___________ languages as official languages.

  1. 14

  2. 15

  3. 16

  4. 22
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Language is a medium of communication. There are a huge number of languages spoken over the world. In India there are 22 official or recognised languages. The list of official languages include Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.National language of India is Hindi.

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India's unity is often described as unity in ___________.

  1. Religion

  2. Nation

  3. Diversity

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

The phrase ‘unity in diversity’ is coined by Jawaharlal Nehru. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. The phrase was used by Jawaharlal Nehru in his book ‘Discovery of India’ because all Indians share the same national pride of having India as their motherland in spite of many differences.

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In olden times, it was believed the unity can be maintained, if the society is _____.

  1. Homogenous

  2. Heterogenous

  3. Tolerant

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

In olden days it was believed that unity can be maintained if the country is homogenous with population of great resemblance. But India has disproved it showing that unity in diversity can exist. 

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India is a secular country, it does not oppose any _________.

  1. Religion

  2. Nationality

  3. Diversity

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

India is a secular country. It is the system in which people are free to choose the religion that they follow. Religious tolerance is the fundamental characteristic of secularism. It does not oppose any religion.

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__________ languages have been given official language status in our Constitution.

  1. 43

  2. 42

  3. 22

  4. 23
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
22 languages have been given official language status in our Constitution:
1. Assamese
2. Bengali
3. Bodo
4. Dogri
5. Gujarati
6. Hindi
7. Kannada
8. Kashmiri
9. Konkani
10. Maithili
11. Malayalam
12. Meitei (Manipuri)
13. Marathi
14. Nepal 
15. Odia
16. Punjabi
17. Sanskrit
18. Santali
19. Sindhi
20.Tamil
21. Telugu
22. Urdu
Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. Subsequently, Sindhi was added in 1967; Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added in 1992; and Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santali were added in 2003.

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_____ does not necessarily obstruct unity.

  1. Corruption

  2. Diversity

  3. Linguism

  4. Regionalism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India is a diversified country with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. in spite of being diverse there is a feeling of oneness among people. Diversity does not obstruct unity. Thus, India is said to have unity in diversity and is called a sub continent due to the presence of varied features. 

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The unity in diversity of India is because of _____.

  1. Our long history

  2. Rich heritage

  3. Social division

  4. A & B

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase‘unity in diversity’ is coined by Jawaharlal Nehru. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is, in spite of being diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed etc. there is a feeling of oneness among people. The phrase was used by Jawaharlal Nehru in his book ‘Discovery of India’ because all Indians share the same national pride of having India as their motherland in spite of many differences.

Among the given options Social Division cannot bring unity among people.

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Which country is called the 'Museum of human race'?

  1. Egypt

  2. China

  3. Greece

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

India is called the 'Museum of human race'. This term is very appropriate to describe India, which is diverse with many languages, religions, castes, creed with rich heritage and history. In spite of all these differences, there is a feeling of oneness among people.

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India is a country with extreme diversity in geographical, __________ bonding.

  1. Religious

  2. Racial

  3. Linguistic

  4. Cultural

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

India is a country with extreme diversity in geographical, religious, racial, linguistic and cultural bonding. In India, one can find a number of people living together sharing their culture and religion with love and enthusiasm. India is the most diverse land found anywhere else in the world. The diversity of India is unique. From language to different culture and religion, the country has been hailed as one of the most beautiful mixtures of various cultural identities.

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The National Integration Day is observed  on_________.

  1. 14th November

  2. 19th November

  3. 1st November

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

National Integration Day is observed every year on 19th of November all over the India. It is celebrated as the birthday anniversary of the first woman prime minister of the India Indira Gandhi.