Static GK Languages of India & World MCQ (Set-1) 1. Language in its literary meaning refers to the following: A form of writing A system of communication A cultural tradition A dialect 2. A language family consists of languages related through the following: Geography Culture Common ancestor Script 3. Dialect is defined as National language Local form of language Official script Ancient text 4. Indian languages are broadly divided into how many families? 2 3 4 5 5. Which of the following is NOT a language family of India? Dravidian Sino-Tibetan Austric Semitic 6. A classical language must have: Modern vocabulary Ancient literature Foreign origin Limited speakers 7. Which ministry provides guidelines for classical languages? Home Ministry Education Ministry Culture Ministry Law Ministry 8. How many classical languages are there in India? 4 5 6 8Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia 9. Which was the first classical language declared in India? Sanskrit Tamil Telugu KannadaAnswer: B (2004) 10. Odia was declared a classical language in: 2010 2012 2014 2016 11. Hindi belongs to which language family? Dravidian Indo-Aryan Sino-Tibetan Austric 12. Hindi is written in which script? Roman Arabic Devanagari Persian 13. As per Article 343, the official language of India is: Hindi English Both A & B Sanskrit 14. Hindi and English are National languages Classical languages Official languages Regional languages 15. English belongs to which language family? Dravidian Austric Indo-European Sino-Tibetan 16. English originated in England USA Australia Canada 17. Mandarin belongs to: Indo-European Sino-Tibetan Dravidian Austric 18. Mandarin is the ______ most spoken language in the world. First Third Second Fourth 19. Arabic belongs to which language family? Indo-European Dravidian Semitic Austric 20. Urdu is mainly spoken in: Europe South Asia Africa America 21. Punjabi is written in which script? Devanagari Roman Arabic Gurmukhi 22. Assamese is the official language of: Meghalaya Assam Tripura Nagaland 23. Malayalam is mainly spoken in: Tamil Nadu Karnataka Kerala Odisha 24. Telugu is the official language of: Tamil Nadu Kerala Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 25. Official Language Commission was established in: 1955 1950 1952 1960 26. Total number of scheduled languages in India: 18 20 22 24 27. Scheduled languages are listed in the following: 5th Schedule 6th Schedule 7th Schedule 8th Schedule 28. Sindhi was added to the Constitution in: 1950 1967 1971 1980 29. Which is NOT a scheduled language? English Hindi Bengali Tamil 30. Which of the following is NOT a classical language of India? Tamil Sanskrit Hindi Telugu 31. Classical languages are listed under which schedule of the Constitution? 6th 7th 8th 9th 32. One feature of a classical language is: Rich ancient literature Limited vocabulary Foreign origin No written form 33. Hindi Day is celebrated on: 26 January 15 August 14 September . 2 October 34. Hindi is related to which language? Arabic Sanskrit Tamil Chinese 35. Hindi is an official language in how many Union Territories 1 3 2 4Delhi, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 36. Which article deals with the official language of India? 370 356 343 368 37. Which state does NOT have Hindi as an official language? Tamil Nadu Bihar Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 38. Spanish is the ______ most spoken language by native speakers. First Second Third Fourth 39. Spanish is widely spoken in: Africa Europe only Latin America Australia 40. Arabic is an official language in how many countries? 15 20 26 30 41. Urdu is the national language of: India Bangladesh Afghanistan Pakistan 42. Sinhala language is spoken in the following: Nepal Sri Lanka Myanmar Bhutan 43. Punjabi belongs to which language family? Dravidian Austric Indo-Aryan Sino-Tibetan 44. Assamese is also known as: Asamiya Asami Asmita Asmar 45. Malayalam belongs to which family? Indo-Aryan Austric Dravidian Sino-Tibetan 46. Tamil is an official language of which country (besides India)? Nepal Sri Lanka Bhutan China 47. Telugu is the largest member of which language family? Indo-European Austric Dravidian Sino-Tibetan 48. Korku language belongs to the following: Dravidian Austroasiatic Indo-Aryan Sino-Tibetan 49. The Mundari language belongs to which family? Austroasiatic Indo-European Dravidian Sino-Tibetan 50. The Kui language is spoken mainly in: Assam Odisha Bihar Gujarat 51. The Angami language is spoken in: Assam Manipur Nagaland Mizoram 52. The Halbi language is mainly spoken in: Rajasthan Gujarat Central India Kerala 53. The official language of Karnataka is Tamil Kannada Telugu Malayalam 54. The official language of Kerala is Tamil Kannada Malayalam Telugu Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback