The Languages of the Indo-Aryan Family

Description: The Indo-Aryan family of languages is a branch of the Indo-European language family that is spoken by over 1 billion people across South Asia, parts of Central Asia, and the diaspora. This quiz will test your knowledge of the various languages that belong to this family.
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Which of the following is not an Indo-Aryan language?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Tamil

  4. Bengali


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tamil is a Dravidian language, while Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali are all Indo-Aryan languages.

Which Indo-Aryan language has the largest number of speakers?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindi is spoken by over 500 million people, making it the most widely spoken Indo-Aryan language.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindi is the official language of India, along with English.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Pakistan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Urdu is the official language of Pakistan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Bangladesh?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Nepal?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Nepali


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nepali is the official language of Nepal.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Sri Lanka?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Sinhala


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sinhala is the official language of Sri Lanka.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of the Maldives?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Bengali

  4. Dhivehi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dhivehi is the official language of the Maldives.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Afghanistan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Dari

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dari is the official language of Afghanistan, along with Pashto.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Tajikistan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Tajik

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Kyrgyzstan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Kyrgyz

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kyrgyz is the official language of Kyrgyzstan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Turkmenistan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Turkmen

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Uzbekistan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Uzbek

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Uzbek is the official language of Uzbekistan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Kazakhstan?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Kazakh

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan.

Which Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Russia?

  1. Hindi

  2. Urdu

  3. Russian

  4. Pashto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Russian is the official language of Russia.

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