GK Questions and Answers on Languages in India

 

GK Questions and Answers on Languages in India

India is a diverse country with diverse cultures. Indian Constitution recognizes 22 major languages of India mentioned in the 8th Schedule. Let us solve an interesting quiz on the languages in India.

GK Questions and Answers on Languages in India

No:1. At the State and Central levels, India has "Official Languages" but there is no "National language". The Government of India has adopted Hindi as the official language with English as a provincial official sub-language. In the Constitution of India, Article 346 recognizes Hindi as the language in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Government of India.

No:2. Article 345 of the Indian Constitution provides constitutional recognition as "Official languages" of the union to any language adopted by the state legislature as the official language of that particular state. Let's solve the questions related to the languages in India that will enhance your knowledge skill.

Quiz

Que.1). Which of the following language is known as the queen of all the languages of the World?

A. Malayalam

B. Hindi

C. Kannada

D. Dogri

Ans. C

Que.2). Which of the following is the main language of Goa?

A. English

B. Hindi

C. Konkani

D. Malayalam

Ans. C

Que.3). Consider the following statements regarding the Kannada language.

1. There is no silent letter in Kannada.

2. is the only Indian language for which a foreigner Ferdinand Kittel wrote a Dictionary.

3. Kannada literature is older than English and Hindi.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. 1 and 3

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 2

D. 1, 2 and 3

Ans. D

Que.4). In which of the following Indian States/UTs Dogri language is spoken?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Bihar

D. Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. D

Que.5). Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Maithili language?

1. It is the only Bihari language with a script of its own, called Tirhuta.

2. It is a Dravidian language.

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. A

Que.6). In which of the following states the Urdu language is spoken?

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. All the above

Ans. D

Que.7). In which Article of the Indian Constitution Hindi is defined as the official language of the Union?

A. Article 341

B. Article 343

C. Article 354

D. Article 364

Ans. B

Que.8). When was a Committee of Parliament on Official Language constituted?

A. 1970

B. 1972

C. 1976

D. 1980

Ans. C

Que.9). Which of the following languages is/are spoken in Puducherry?

1. Tamil

2. Malayalam

3. Telugu

A. 1 and 3

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 2

D. 1, 2 and 3

Ans. D

Que.10). Which of the following languages is not spoken in Sikkim?

A. Lepcha

B. Bodo

C. Bhotia

D. Nepali

Ans. B

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