Indian Languages Gk Quiz Questions
- Konkani is a language of
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Goa
D. Assam
Answer: Goa - Pashto is the language of which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Sri Lanka
C. India
D. Afghanistan
Answer: Afghanistan - Which language is used in Benin?
A. French
B. English
C. Portuguese
D. Burmese
Answer: French - In which country do people speak the language they call Nihongo?
A. Japan
B. China
C. N Korea
D. S Korea
Answer: Japan - Afrikaans language is mainly spoken in
A. Western Africa
B. Eastern Africa
C. Southern Africa
D. Northen Africa
Answer: Southern Africa - How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the
World?
A. 6000
B. 1000
C. 4000
D. 9000
Answer: 9000 - Approximately how many people speak chinese language?
A. 1 Lakh
B. 1 Thousand
C. 1 Billion
D. 1 Millon
Answer: 1 Billion - The Language with the richest vocabulary is
A. Hindi
B. German
C. French
D. English
Answer: English - English Language have more than??.words.
A. 4,50,000
B. 450
C. 45000
D. 4500
Answer: 4,50,000 - 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 - 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 - Language of Nagaland is
A. Bengali
B. English
C. Nagamese
D. Assamese
Answer: English - Kannada is state language of which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharastra
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Karnataka - Apart from Assamese which is also the official language of Assam?
A. Telegu
B. Hindi
C. Bengali
D. Kannada
Answer: Bengali - How many languages appear on the reverse of contemporary currency
notes?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 22
D. 15
Answer: 15 - In which language vande matram was written?
A. Marathi
B. Bengali
C. Hindi
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Bengali - Which language got highest Gnana Peeth Award – Literature?
A. Marathi
B. Kannada
C. Hindi
D. Telgu
Answer: Kannada - Tagin is a language of
A. Orissa
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Tripura
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh - Apotanji is a language of
A. Kerala
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. West Bengal
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh - Merdukpen is a language of
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Haryana
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh - Dadri is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Jammu Kashmir
Answer: Jammu Kashmir - Dogri is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Jammu Kashmir
C. Orissa
D. West Bengal
Answer: Jammu Kashmir - Garo is a language of
A. Bihar
B. West Bengal
C. Meghalaya
D. Kerala
Answer: Meghalaya - Angami is a language of
A. Goa
B. Nagaland
C. West Bengal
D. Assam
Answer: Nagaland - Konyak is a language of
A. Nagaland
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Nagaland - Lepcha is a language of
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Tripura
Answer: Sikkim - Limbu is a language of
A. West Bengal
B. Goa
C. Orissa
D. Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim - Kakborak is a language of
A. Karnataka
B. Orissa
C. Tripura
D. Kerala
Answer: Tripura - Apart from Assamese which is also the official language of Assam?
A. Bengali
B. Hindi
C. English
D. Khasi
Answer: Bengali - The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following States?
A. Assam
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Mizoram
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: Assam - The oldest Indian language is
A. Telugu
B. Punjabi
C. Tamil
D. Hindi
Answer: Tamil - Which is the most spoken among the North Munda Group of Languages?
A. Sindhi
B. Santhali
C. Assamese
D. Dogri
Answer: Santhali - The oldest Indian Language is
A. Punjabi
B. Tamil
C. Hindu
D. Telugu
Answer: Tamil - Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called
A. Sanskrit
B. Tamil
C. Hindi
D. Kannada
Answer: Sanskrit - The language spoken in Lakshadweep islands is
A. Tamil
B. Gujarati
C. Malayalam
D. Marathi
Answer: Malayalam - The languages spoken in Sikkim are
A. Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
B. Manipuri
C. Marathi
D. Bengali, Tripuri
Answer: Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani - The official language of the Government of India is
A. Malayalam
B. Marathi
C. Hindi
D. English
Answer: Hindi - What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?
A. English
B. Malayalam
C. Hindi
D. Marathi
Answer: Hindi - 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 - Which is the language used in Bihar?
A. Hindi
B. Bangla
C. Marathi and English
D. Urdu
Answer: Hindi - Which language is spoken in Karnataka?
A. Hindi
B. Kannada
C. Marathi
D. Malayalam
Answer: Kannada - Which languages are spoken in Nagaland?
A. Konyak, Naga
B. None of them
C. English
D. Khasi and Garo
Answer: Konyak, Naga - 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 - 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 - Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
A. Telugu
B. Kannada
C. Tamil
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Telugu - 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. - 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 - Which word has most definitions in english language?
A. Set
B. Game
C. Language
D. Fun
Answer: Set - Which state has the distinction of publishing newspapers in 18 principal languages?
A. Kerala
B. Orissa
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer: Orissa - Which is the only scheduled language that does not have a daily news paper?
A. Urdu
B. Kashmiri
C. Assamese
D. Gujarati
Answer: Kashmiri - The language of the discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Bhojpuri
D. Mahadhi
Answer: Pali - In which languages did Buddha preach ?
A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Prakrit
D. Brahmi
Answer: Pali - Which of the following languages was adopted for preaching in Mahayana Buddhism ?
A. Sanskrit
B. Brahmi
C. Pali
D. Prakrit
Answer: Sanskrit - The court language of Mughal was
A. Arabic
B. Urdu
C. Hindi
D. Persian
Answer: Persian - The languages of the Satavahana inscriptions was
A. Pali
B. Telugu
C. Tamil
D. Prakrit
Answer: Prakrit - Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period ?
A. Telugu
B. Kannada
C. Tamil
D. Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil - Which of the following is the oldest Dravidian language ?
A. Kannada
B. Malayalam
C. Telugu
D. Tamil
Answer: Tamil - Which of the following languages is not an outstanding language of
Dravidian group
A. Assamese
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
Answer: Assamese - The language used in China is
A. Chinese, Arabic
B. Chinese, Korean
C. Chinese, French
D. Chinese, English
Answer: Chinese, English - English is the official language of which of the following states ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. Karnataka
Answer: Nagaland - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Urdu was adopted recently as a state language by
A. U.P.
B. Punjab
C. JandK
D. Bihar
Answer: U.P. - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - The number of major languages recognized in the Indian Union as official languages, are
A. 9
B. 18
C. 15
D. 12
Answer: 18