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Languages of India

58 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 2 of 3

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Q26. Which is the only state in the country whose official language is English?

  1. ASikkim
  2. BNagaland
  3. CMizoram
  4. DManipur
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Answer: B) Nagaland

Q27. The language of Minicoy Island of Lakshadweep group is

  1. AMalayalam
  2. BTamil
  3. CKannada
  4. DMahal
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Answer: D) Mahal

Q28. Where is Dogri language mainly spoken?

  1. AHimachal Pradesh
  2. BJammu and Kashmir
  3. CUttarakhand
  4. DAssam
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Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir

Q29. In which state of India is Konkani language spoken?

  1. AKerala and Karnataka
  2. BMaharashtra and Goa
  3. COdisha and West Bengal
  4. DAndhra Pradesh and Odisha
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Answer: B) Maharashtra and Goa

Q30. The official language of Andhra Pradesh is

  1. ATamil
  2. BTelugu
  3. CKannada
  4. DOdia
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Answer: B) Telugu

Q31. The official language of Kerala is

  1. AKannada
  2. BTamil
  3. CMalayalam
  4. DTelugu
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Answer: C) Malayalam

Q32. The official language of Nagaland is

  1. AKonyak
  2. BKoya
  3. CFriends
  4. DEnglish
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Answer: D) English

Q33. Which language was given the status of classical language by the Central Government?

  1. AGujarati
  2. BTamil
  3. CMagadhi
  4. DMalayalam
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Answer: B) Tamil

Q34. When was Hindi declared the official language (official language)?

  1. A26 January 1960
  2. BJanuary 26, 1962
  3. CJanuary 26, 1963
  4. DJanuary 26, 1965
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Answer: D) January 26, 1965

Q35. Which language is not given in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

  1. AUrdu
  2. BSanskrit
  3. CEnglish
  4. DNepali
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Answer: C) English

Q36. Which language belongs to the Austric group?

  1. AMarathi
  2. BLahakhi
  3. CCough
  4. DTamil
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Answer: C) Cough

Q37. Which of the following Indian languages is not a Dravidian language?

  1. AKannada
  2. BMarathi
  3. CMalayalam
  4. DTelugu
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Answer: B) Marathi

Q38. Which of the following countries has the maximum number of languages spoken?

  1. ABritain
  2. BUSA
  3. CIndia
  4. DFrance
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Answer: C) India

Q39. English language was introduced as the medium of education in India

  1. Aby Lord Macaulay
  2. Bby Lord William Bentinck
  3. Cby Raja Rammohan Roy
  4. Dby Warren Hastings
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Answer: A) by Lord Macaulay

Q40. Where is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?

  1. AHyderabad
  2. BVaranasi
  3. CMysore
  4. DUjjain
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Answer: C) Mysore

Q41. The ancient language of India is

  1. AHindi
  2. BPrakrit
  3. CSanskrit
  4. DPali
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Answer: C) Sanskrit

Q42. Which language is the divine language?

  1. AHindi
  2. BPali
  3. CSanskrit
  4. Dvertical language
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Answer: C) Sanskrit

Q43. What was the language of the Chola rulers?

  1. ASanskrit
  2. BKannada
  3. CTamil
  4. DTelugu
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Answer: C) Tamil

Q44. The third most spoken language of India is?

  1. ATelugu
  2. BTamil
  3. CMarathi
  4. DBangla
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Answer: A) Telugu

Q45. In which of the following countries is Tamil a major language?

  1. AMyanmar
  2. BIndonesia
  3. CMauritius
  4. DSingapore
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Answer: D) Singapore

Q46. Amir Khusro played a leading role in the development of

  1. ABraj language
  2. BAwadhi
  3. CAncient form of Hindi language
  4. DBhojpuri
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Answer: C) Ancient form of Hindi language

Q47. The official language of Tripura is

  1. AHindi
  2. BNaga
  3. CSanskrit
  4. DBangla
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Answer: D) Bangla

Q48. The language of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep is

  1. ANaga
  2. BManipuri
  3. CMalayalam
  4. DBangla
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Answer: C) Malayalam

Q49. The official language of Goa is

  1. AKonkani
  2. BPortuguese
  3. CMarathi
  4. DGujarati
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Answer: A) Konkani

Q50. Which of the following states has recognized Urdu as its official language?

  1. ARajasthan
  2. BAndhra Pradesh
  3. CMadhya Pradesh
  4. DJammu and Kashmir
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Answer: D) Jammu and Kashmir

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