Language MCQ Questions with Answers

Ques: 1

With reference to India, the terms 'Halbi, Ho and Kui' Pertain to

(A) Dance forms of Northwest India (B) Musical instruments (C) Pre-historic cave paintings (D) Tribal languages

Ques: 2

Most widely spoken language after Hindi, in the Indian sub-continent, is –

(A) Urdu (B) Bengali (C) Telugu (D) Tamil

Ques: 3

Which of the following was given the classical language status in 2014?

(A) Odiya (B) Gujarati (C) Dongari (D) Bangla

Ques: 4

Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?

(A) Marathi (B) Ladakhi (C) Khasi (D) Tamil

Correct Answer: (C) Khasi

Languages Family wise grouping of Indian languages and percentage of total population who receive the languages as their mother tongue -

Languages	Languages population	Percentage
Families		to total
1. Indo-	1. Assamese, Bengali,	76.86%
European
(a) Indo-	Bhili/Bhilodi, Bishnupuriya,
Aryan	Dogri, Gujarati, Halabi,
	Hindi, Kashmiri, Khandeshi,
	Konkani, Lahnda, Maithili,
	Marathi, Nepali, Odiya
	Punjabi, Sanskrit, Shina,
	Sindhi, Urdu,
(b) Iranian	Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto,	0.0022%
	Persian
(c) European	English	0.02%
2. Dravidian	Coorgi/Kodagu, Gondi,	20.82%
	Jatayu, Kannada, Khond/
	Kondh, Kisan, Kolami,
	Konda, Koya Kui, Kurukh/
	Oraon, Malayalam, Malto,
	Parji, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu.
3.Austro-	Bhumij, Gadaba, Ho, Juang,	1.11%
Asiatic	Kharia, Khasi, Koda/Kora,
	Korku, Korwa, Munda,
	Mundari, Nicobarese, Santhali,
	Savara.
4. Tibeto-	Adi, Guda, Angami, Ao, Balti,	1.0%
Burmese	Bhotia, Bodo, Chakesang,
	Chakru/Chokri, Chang, Deori,
	Dimasa, Gangte, Garo, Halam,
	Hmar, Kabui, Karbi/Mikir,
	Khezha, Khiemnungan,
	Kinnauri, Koch, Kom, Konyak,
	Kuki, Ladakhi, Lahauli, Lakher,
	Lalung, Lepcha, Liangmei,
	Limbu, Lotha, Lushai/Mizo,
	Manipuri, Maram, Maring,
	Miri/Mishing, Mishmi, Mogh,
	Monpa, Nissi/Dafla, Nocte,
	Paite, Pawi, Phom, Pochury,
	Rabha, Rai, Rengma, Sangtam,
	Sema, Sherpa, Simte, Tamang,
	Tangkhul, Tangsa, Thado,
	Tibetan, Tripuri, Vaiphei,
	Wancho, Yimchungre, Zeliang,
	Zemi, Zou.
5. Semito-	Arabic/Arb	0.01%
Hamitic

Ques: 5

Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?

(A) Sino-Tibetan (B) Indo-Aryan (C) Austro-Asiatic (D) Dravidian

Ques: 6

Consider the map given below:
The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively:

(A) Brajbhasha, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Awadhi (B) Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Brajbhasha (C) Brajbhasha, Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Maithili (D) Maithili, Bhojpuri, Brajbhasha and Awadhi