Languages of India MCQs (SSC Pattern)
1. Which of the following languages are included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
I. Bodo
II. Dogri
III. Tulu
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
2. Match the following:
Languages — States
1. Konkani
2. Manipuri
3. Santali
a. Goa
b. Manipur
c. Jharkhand
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
D) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Answer: A
3. Consider the following statements:
I. Hindi is written in Devanagari script.
II. Urdu is written in Perso-Arabic script.
III. Sanskrit uses Roman script.
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
4. How many of the following languages belong to the Dravidian family?
I. Tamil
II. Telugu
III. Marathi
IV. Kannada
B) Two only
C) Three only
D) All four
Answer: C
5. Which of the following is the official language of Nagaland?
A) HindiB) English
C) Assamese
D) Manipuri
Answer: B
6. Consider the following pairs:
Language — Script
I. Punjabi — Gurmukhi
II. Kashmiri — Devanagari
III. Sindhi — Arabic
A) One only
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
7. Arrange the following languages in alphabetical order:
I. Gujarati
II. Bengali
III. Assamese
B) II, III, I
C) I, II, III
D) II, I, III
Answer: B
8. Which of the following languages are Tibeto-Burman?
I. Bodo
II. Manipuri
III. Hindi
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: B
9. Match the following:
Language — Region
1. Malayalam
2. Tamil
3. Telugu
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
B) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
C) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
Answer: A
10. Which language has the largest number of speakers in India?
A) BengaliB) Hindi
C) Telugu
D) Marathi
Answer: B
11. Consider the following statements:
I. Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages in the world.
II. Tamil is a classical language of India.
III. English is included in the Eighth Schedule.
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
12. Which of the following languages belong to Indo-Aryan family?
I. Hindi
II. Bengali
III. Tamil
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: B
13. Match the following:
Language — Script
1. Hindi
2. Urdu
3. Punjabi
a. Perso-Arabic
b. Devanagari
c. Gurmukhi
B) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
C) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
Answer: A
14. How many of the following are classical languages of India?
I. Tamil
II. Telugu
III. Sanskrit
IV. Marathi
B) Two only
C) Three only
D) Four
Answer: C
15. Which is the official language of Karnataka?
A) TeluguB) Tamil
C) Kannada
D) Malayalam
Answer: C
16. Consider the following pairs:
Language — State
I. Gujarati — Gujarat
II. Odia — Odisha
III. Marathi — Goa
A) One only
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
17. Arrange the following languages based on number of speakers (highest to lowest):
I. Hindi
II. Bengali
III. Marathi
B) II, I, III
C) I, III, II
D) III, II, I
Answer: A
18. Which of the following languages are Dravidian?
I. Tamil
II. Kannada
III. Hindi
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: B
19. Match the following:
Language — Region
1. Assamese
2. Kashmiri
3. Nepali
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Assam
c. Sikkim
B) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
C) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
Answer: A
20. Which language is written in Bengali script?
A) PunjabiB) Assamese
C) Urdu
D) Gujarati
Answer: B
21. Consider the following statements:
I. Bodo is included in the Eighth Schedule.
II. Santali uses Ol Chiki script.
III. Dogri is not recognized.
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
22. Which of the following languages are written in Devanagari?
I. Hindi
II. Marathi
III. Nepali
B) I and II only
C) I, II and III
D) II and III only
Answer: C
23. Match the following:
Language — Script
1. Tamil
2. Telugu
3. Malayalam
a. Tamil script
b. Telugu script
c. Malayalam script
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
Answer: A
24. Which language is primarily spoken in Punjab?
A) HindiB) Punjabi
C) Urdu
D) Gujarati
Answer: B
25. Consider the following pairs:
Language — Family
I. Tamil — Dravidian
II. Hindi — Indo-Aryan
III. Manipuri — Dravidian
A) One only
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
26. Arrange alphabetically:
I. Urdu
II. Hindi
III. Bengali
B) II, III, I
C) I, II, III
D) III, I, II
Answer: A
27. Which of the following is NOT an official language of India?
A) HindiB) English
C) Sanskrit
D) Tamil
Answer: C
28. Which language is associated with Goa?
A) KonkaniB) Marathi
C) Gujarati
D) Kannada
Answer: A
29. Consider the following:
I. Manipuri belongs to Tibeto-Burman family.
II. Hindi belongs to Dravidian family.
III. Telugu belongs to Dravidian family.
B) II and III only
C) I and II only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
30. Which language is spoken in West Bengal?
A) MarathiB) Bengali
C) Telugu
D) Kannada
Answer: B
31. Consider the following statements:
I. Tamil is older than Hindi.
II. Sanskrit is the root of many Indian languages.
III. Telugu is an Indo-Aryan language.
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
32. Which of the following languages belong to Dravidian family?
I. Tamil
II. Malayalam
III. Marathi
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: B
33. Match the following:
Language — State
1. Telugu
2. Marathi
3. Bengali
a. Maharashtra
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. West Bengal
B) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
C) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
Answer: A
34. How many of the following languages are written in Perso-Arabic script?
I. Urdu
II. Kashmiri
III. Hindi
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
35. Which is the official language of Andhra Pradesh?
A) TamilB) Telugu
C) Kannada
D) Odia
Answer: B
36. Consider the following pairs:
Language — Script
I. Hindi — Devanagari
II. Urdu — Roman
III. Punjabi — Gurmukhi
A) One only
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
37. Arrange the following languages alphabetically:
I. Kannada
II. Hindi
III. Assamese
B) II, III, I
C) I, II, III
D) III, I, II
Answer: A
38. Which of the following languages belong to Indo-Aryan family?
I. Gujarati
II. Punjabi
III. Tamil
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: B
39. Match the following:
Language — Script
1. Gujarati
2. Bengali
3. Odia
a. Odia script
b. Bengali script
c. Gujarati script
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Answer: A
40. Which language is spoken in Gujarat?
A) MarathiB) Gujarati
C) Punjabi
D) Telugu
Answer: B
41. Consider the following statements:
I. English is an official language of India.
II. Hindi is the national language of India.
III. Sanskrit is included in Eighth Schedule.
B) II and III only
C) I and II only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
42. Which of the following languages are written in Tamil script?
I. Tamil
II. Sanskrit
III. Malayalam
B) I and II only
C) II and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
43. Match the following:
Language — Region
1. Kannada
2. Malayalam
3. Punjabi
a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Answer: A
44. Which language is spoken in Odisha?
A) BengaliB) Odia
C) Telugu
D) Hindi
Answer: B
45. Consider the following pairs:
Language — Family
I. Hindi — Indo-Aryan
II. Tamil — Dravidian
III. Bodo — Indo-Aryan
A) One only
B) Two only
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
46. Arrange alphabetically:
I. Marathi
II. Gujarati
III. Bengali
B) II, I, III
C) I, II, III
D) III, I, II
Answer: A
47. Which of the following is a classical language?
A) HindiB) Tamil
C) Punjabi
D) Urdu
Answer: B
48. Which language is spoken in Assam?
A) BengaliB) Assamese
C) Odia
D) Hindi
Answer: B
49. Consider the following:
I. Nepali is included in Eighth Schedule.
II. Sindhi has no specific script.
III. Konkani is a Dravidian language.
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) All of the above
Answer: A
50. Which language is spoken in Tamil Nadu?
A) TeluguB) Kannada
C) Tamil
D) Malayalam
Answer: C