Major Language Families of India

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Which language family is the most widely spoken in India?

  1. Indo-Aryan

  2. Dravidian

  3. Austroasiatic

  4. Sino-Tibetan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indo-Aryan language family is the most widely spoken in India, with over 70% of the population speaking an Indo-Aryan language.

Which language family is the second most widely spoken in India?

  1. Dravidian

  2. Austroasiatic

  3. Sino-Tibetan

  4. Afro-Asiatic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dravidian language family is the second most widely spoken in India, with over 20% of the population speaking a Dravidian language.

Which language family is the third most widely spoken in India?

  1. Austroasiatic

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Tai-Kadai


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Austroasiatic language family is the third most widely spoken in India, with over 5% of the population speaking an Austroasiatic language.

Which language family is the fourth most widely spoken in India?

  1. Sino-Tibetan

  2. Afro-Asiatic

  3. Tai-Kadai

  4. Hmong-Mien


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sino-Tibetan language family is the fourth most widely spoken in India, with over 2% of the population speaking a Sino-Tibetan language.

Which language family is the fifth most widely spoken in India?

  1. Afro-Asiatic

  2. Tai-Kadai

  3. Hmong-Mien

  4. Japanese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Afro-Asiatic language family is the fifth most widely spoken in India, with over 1% of the population speaking an Afro-Asiatic language.

Which language is the most widely spoken in India?

  1. Hindi

  2. Bengali

  3. Telugu

  4. Marathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with over 40% of the population speaking it as their first language.

Which language is the second most widely spoken in India?

  1. Bengali

  2. Telugu

  3. Marathi

  4. Tamil


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bengali is the second most widely spoken language in India, with over 8% of the population speaking it as their first language.

Which language is the third most widely spoken in India?

  1. Telugu

  2. Marathi

  3. Tamil

  4. Gujarati


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Telugu is the third most widely spoken language in India, with over 7% of the population speaking it as their first language.

Which language is the fourth most widely spoken in India?

  1. Marathi

  2. Tamil

  3. Gujarati

  4. Kannada


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marathi is the fourth most widely spoken language in India, with over 7% of the population speaking it as their first language.

Which language is the fifth most widely spoken in India?

  1. Tamil

  2. Gujarati

  3. Kannada

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tamil is the fifth most widely spoken language in India, with over 6% of the population speaking it as their first language.

Which language family is the most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Niger-Congo

  4. Afro-Asiatic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indo-European language family is the most widely spoken in the world, with over 2.5 billion speakers.

Which language family is the second most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Sino-Tibetan

  2. Niger-Congo

  3. Afro-Asiatic

  4. Austronesian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Sino-Tibetan language family is the second most widely spoken in the world, with over 1.2 billion speakers.

Which language family is the third most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Niger-Congo

  2. Afro-Asiatic

  3. Austronesian

  4. Dravidian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Niger-Congo language family is the third most widely spoken in the world, with over 700 million speakers.

Which language family is the fourth most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Afro-Asiatic

  2. Austronesian

  3. Dravidian

  4. Altaic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Afro-Asiatic language family is the fourth most widely spoken in the world, with over 350 million speakers.

Which language family is the fifth most widely spoken in the world?

  1. Austronesian

  2. Dravidian

  3. Altaic

  4. Japanese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Austronesian language family is the fifth most widely spoken in the world, with over 300 million speakers.

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