1. Konkani is a language of
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Goa
D. Assam
Answer: Goa
2. Pashto is the language of which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Sri Lanka
C. India
D. Afghanistan
Answer: Afghanistan
3. Which language is used in Benin?
A. French
B. English
C. Portuguese
D. Burmese
Answer: French
4. In which country do people speak the language they call Nihongo?
A. Japan
B. China
C. N Korea
D. S Korea
Answer: Japan
5. Afrikaans language is mainly spoken in
A. Western Africa
B. Eastern Africa
C. Southern Africa
D. Northen Africa
Answer: Southern Africa
6. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the
World?
A. 6000
B. 1000
C. 4000
D. 9000
Answer: 9000
7. Approximately how many people speak chinese language?
A. 1 Lakh
B. 1 Thousand
C. 1 Billion
D. 1 Millon
Answer: 1 Billion
8. The Language with the richest vocabulary is
A. Hindi
B. German
C. French
D. English
Answer: English
9. English Language have more than??.words.
A. 4,50,000
B. 450
C. 45000
D. 4500
Answer: 4,50,000
10. The official languages of the United Nations are
A. Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish
B. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
C. African, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish
D. Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, English, French and German
Answer: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
11. The official working languages recognised by the UNO are
A. Spanish and Arabic
B. All of them
C. Chinese and English
D. French and Russian
Answer: All of them
12. Language of Nagaland is
A. Bengali
B. English
C. Nagamese
D. Assamese
Answer: English
13. Kannada is state language of which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharastra
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka
14. Apart from Assamese which is also the official language of Assam?
A. Telegu
B. Hindi
C. Bengali
D. Kannada
Answer: Bengali
15. How many languages appear on the reverse of contemporary currency
notes?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 22
D. 15
Answer: 15
16. In which language vande matram was written?
A. Marathi
B. Bengali
C. Hindi
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Bengali
17. Which language got highest Gnana Peeth Award – Literature?
A. Marathi
B. Kannada
C. Hindi
D. Telgu
Answer: Kannada
18. Tagin is a language of
A. Orissa
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Tripura
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
19. Apotanji is a language of
A. Kerala
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. West Bengal
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
20. Merdukpen is a language of
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Haryana
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
21. Dadri is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Jammu Kashmir
Answer: Jammu Kashmir
22. Dogri is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Jammu Kashmir
C. Orissa
D. West Bengal
Answer: Jammu Kashmir
23. Garo is a language of
A. Bihar
B. West Bengal
C. Meghalaya
D. Kerala
Answer: Meghalaya
24. Angami is a language of
A. Goa
B. Nagaland
C. West Bengal
D. Assam
Answer: Nagaland
25. Konyak is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Nagaland
26. Lepcha is a language of
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Tripura
Answer: Sikkim
27. Limbu is a language of
A. West Bengal
B. Goa
C. Orissa
D. Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
28. Kakborak is a language of
A. Karnataka
B. Orissa
C. Tripura
D. Kerala
Answer: Tripura
29. Apart from Assamese which is also the official language of Assam?
A. Bengali
B. Hindi
C. English
D. Khasi
Answer: Bengali
30. The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following States?
A. Assam
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Mizoram
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: Assam
31. The oldest Indian language is
A. Telugu
B. Punjabi
C. Tamil
D. Hindi
Answer: Tamil
32. Which is the most spoken among the North Munda Group of Languages?
A. Sindhi
B. Santhali
C. Assamese
D. Dogri
Answer: Santhali
33. The oldest Indian Language is
A. Punjabi
B. Tamil
C. Hindu
D. Telugu
Answer: Tamil
34. Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called
A. Sanskrit
B. Tamil
C. Hindi
D. Kannada
Answer: Sanskrit
35. The language spoken in Lakshadweep islands is
A. Tamil
B. Gujarati
C. Malayalam
D. Marathi
Answer: Malayalam
36. The languages spoken in Sikkim are
A. Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
B. Manipuri
C. Marathi
D. Bengali, Tripuri
Answer: Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
37. The official language of the Government of India is
A. Malayalam
B. Marathi
C. Hindi
D. English
Answer: Hindi
38. What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?
A. English
B. Malayalam
C. Hindi
D. Marathi
Answer: Hindi
39. Which Academy promotes and develop literature in all the 22 languages of India?
A. Sangeet Natak Academy
B. None of them
C. Lalit Kala Academy
D. Sahitya Academy
Answer: Sahitya Academy
40. Which is the language used in Bihar?
A. Hindi
B. Bangla
C. Marathi and English
D. Urdu
Answer: Hindi
41. Which language is spoken in Karnataka?
A. Hindi
B. Kannada
C. Marathi
D. Malayalam
Answer: Kannada
42. Which languages are spoken in Nagaland?
A. Konyak, Naga
B. None of them
C. English
D. Khasi and Garo
Answer: Konyak, Naga
43. Which languages of India belong to Dravidian family?
A. Languages of Southern India
B. Languages of Western India
C. Languages of Northern India
D. Languages of Eastern India
Answer: Languages of Southern India
44. Which of the following are the native languages of Manipur?
A. Manipuri and English
B. None of them
C. Marathi and Hindi
D. Manipuri
Answer: Manipuri and English
45. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
A. Telugu
B. Kannada
C. Tamil
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Telugu
46. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the
A. 2nd Century A. D.
B. 5th-6th Century A. D.
C. 6th -5th Century B. C.
D. 2nd Century B. C.
Answer: 6th -5th Century B. C.
47. Of the 250 known alphabets in the history of language, how many are in use today?
A. 26
B. 45
C. 35
D. 50
Answer: 50
48. Which word has most definitions in english language?
A. Set
B. Game
C. Language
D. Fun
Answer: Set
49. Which state has the distinction of publishing newspapers in 18 principal languages?
A. Kerala
B. Orissa
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer: Orissa
50. Which is the only scheduled language that does not have a daily news paper?
A. Urdu
B. Kashmiri
C. Assamese
D. Gujarati
Answer: Kashmiri
51. The language of the discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Bhojpuri
D. Mahadhi
Answer: Pali
52. In which languages did Buddha preach ?
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Prakrit
D. Brahmi
Answer: Pali
53. Which of the following languages was adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism ?
A. Sanskrit
B. Brahmi
C. Pali
D. Prakrit
Answer: Sanskrit
54. The court language of Mughal was
A. Arabic
B. Urdu
C. Hindi
D. Persian
Answer: Persian
55. The languages of the Satavahana inscriptions was
A. Pali
B. Telugu
C. Tamil
D. Prakrit
Answer: Prakrit
56. Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period ?
A. Telugu
B. Kannada
C. Tamil
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil
57. Which of the following is the oldest Dravidian language ?
A. Kannada
B. Malayalam
C. Telugu
D. Tamil
Answer: Tamil
58. Which of the following languages is not an outstanding language of
Dravidian group
A. Assamese
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
Answer: Assamese
59. The language used in China is
A. Chinese, Arabic
B. Chinese, Korean
C. Chinese, French
D. Chinese, English
Answer: Chinese, English
60. English is the official language of which of the following states ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. Karnataka
Answer: Nagaland
61. The three languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution by the 71st amendment are
A. Konkani, English, Manipuri
B. Konkani, Nepali, Dogri
C. Konkani, Nepali, Maithili
D. Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
Answer: Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
62. How many languages are so far listed in the eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 16
D. 18
Answer: 18
63. Which article of Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union ?
A. 341
B. 346
C. 342
D. 343
Answer: 343
64. Which language was added as the 15th official language to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution ?
A. Sindhi
B. Marathi
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Answer: Sindhi
65. Urdu was adopted recently as a state language by
A. U.P.
B. Punjab
C. JandK
D. Bihar
Answer: U.P.
66. Konkani, a language recently included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution, is widely spoken in which State/Union Territory ?
A. Lakshadweep
B. Andaman and Nicobar
C. Goa
D. Pondicherry
Answer: Goa
67. Which language is not recognised in the 8th Schedule through it is called an official language of a state ?
A. Sindhi
B. Kashmiri
C. Sanskrit
D. English
Answer: English
68. Which language is spoken next to Hindi, in terms of number of people, in India ?
A. Marathi
B. Tamil
C. Telugu
D. Bengali
Answer: Telugu
69. To secure the enrichment of Hindi, the Cinstitution, among other things, directs the state to give primary importance to one of the languages included in the schedule for the purpose of drawing upon it. This language is
A. Sanskrit
B. Urdu
C. Bengali
D. Marathi
Answer: Sanskrit
70. Which of the following is not a language included in the Eighth schedule of the constitution of India ?
A. Kashmiri
B. Sindhi
C. Sanskrit
D. English
Answer: English
71. Which of the following languages are included in the Eight schedule of the Constitution of India ?
A. English and Kashmiri
B. Kashmiri and Gorkhari
C. Sindhi and Kashmiri
D. Sindhi and English
Answer: Sindhi and Kashmiri
72. Which of the following languages have been added to the Eight schedule of the constitution in 1992 ?
A. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali
B. Dogri, Nepali and Manipuri
C. Konkani, Manipuri and Sindhi
D. Konkani, Manipuri and Dogri
Answer: Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali
73. The number of major languages recognized in the Indian Union as official languages, are
A. 9
B. 22
C. 15
D. 12
Answer: 22
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