Languages & Scripts Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the languages of India, the 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, classical languages, official languages of states, scripts such as Brahmi, Kharosthi and Devanagari, and the most widely spoken languages of the world. Questions often ask which languages have classical status, which language is official in a particular state, or how many languages the Eighth Schedule contains. Remember the amendments that added languages to the Eighth Schedule (for example, the 92nd Amendment added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali). Because the list of classical languages has grown over time, check the latest official count before your exam. Practise the languages and scripts questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q21.
Bhumij, a tribal language spoken in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, belongs to which group of languages?
A. Tibeto-BurmanB. DravidianC. Indo-AryanD. Munda (Austroasiatic)hardAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q22.
The Sanskrit language belongs to which language family?
A. Sino-TibetanB. DravidianC. Afro-AsiaticD. Indo-EuropeaneasyAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q23.
The first Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, the 'Dnyaneshwari', was written by:
A. Sant DnyaneshwarB. Sant EknathC. Samarth RamdasD. Sant TukarameasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q24.
The first translation of the Bhagavad Gita into English was done by:
A. Max MüllerB. Charles WilkinsC. Edwin ArnoldD. William JonesmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q25.
Telugu Language Day is observed on 29 August, the birth anniversary of:
A. Gidugu Venkata RamamurthyB. Potti SriramuluC. Kandukuri VeeresalingamD. Gurajada ApparaomediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
The Dogri language is mainly spoken in:
A. Himachal PradeshB. UttarakhandC. PunjabD. Jammu and KashmireasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
The International Year of Indigenous Languages was observed by the United Nations in:
A. 2016B. 2019C. 2008D. 2022mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q28.
The official languages of Afghanistan are:
A. Dari and PashtoB. Pashto and BalochiC. Dari and UzbekD. Persian and UrdumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
The official language of Myanmar is:
A. BurmeseB. ShanC. BengaliD. ThaieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
The official languages of Sri Lanka are:
A. Sinhala and EnglishB. Sinhala and TamilC. Sinhala onlyD. Tamil and EnglishmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q31.
The official and national language of Bhutan is:
A. SharchopB. NepaliC. DzongkhaD. TibetaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
The official language of the People's Republic of China is:
A. TibetanB. CantoneseC. Mandarin (Standard Chinese)D. HakkaeasyAsked in SSCView solution ›