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Quiz about How Much Do You Know About Indian Languages

How Much Do You Know About Indian Languages? Quiz

India is a symbol of "Unity in Diversity". It has a wide variety of languages spoken by different groups of people around the country. Let's see how much you know about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sonu123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sonu123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,047

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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179

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many official languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution? Hint

300

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Question 2 of 10

2. Devanagari script is one of the oldest writing systems in the world. It is also a script for many of the Indian languages. Which is NOT one of them? Hint

Hindi

Marathi

Nepali

Odia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Let's test your basic Hindi knowledge a bit. What are ek, do, teen, char, panch? Hint

Alphabets

body parts

planets

Numbers

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Indian currency is the rupee. How many languages are on a standard Indian currency note? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the many languages spoken in India, which of the following is NOT a Dravidian language? Hint

Tamil

Bengali

Kannada

Telugu

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Indian language is a palindrome in English?

Answer: (One Word - a Dravidian language)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the official language of the North-Eastern state of Nagaland? Hint

Nagamese

Assamese

English

Nepali

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you are a tourist in the western state of Gujarat and someone just asks you "Kem cho", what does it mean? Hint

What is your name?

Good morning

How are you?

Where are you from?

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Hindi, "na" and "han" are the words for "yes" and "no" in English. But which is which? I want the meaning of the second word - "han". Is it yes or no?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. I would like to say "Quiz khelne ke liye dhanyabad" in Hindi. What does this mean in English? Hint

Thank you for taking the quiz

I hope the quiz was interesting

You played well in the quiz

I hope you liked the quiz

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many official languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution?

Answer: 23

The Indian Constitution recognizes 22 indigenous languages as per the 8th Schedule, plus English, making 23 official languages in total. Hindi is the most widely spoken language, while English is mostly used for official purposes. The other official languages are: Bengali, Assamese, Sanskrit, Urdu, Kashmiri, Konkani, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Santhali, Maithili, Nepali, Manipuri, Sindhi, Gujarati, Bodo & Dogri.

2. Devanagari script is one of the oldest writing systems in the world. It is also a script for many of the Indian languages. Which is NOT one of them?

Answer: Odia

Over 120 Indian languages are written in the Devanagari script. Odia belongs to the Kalinga script. Well, both of the scripts have their origins from the Brahmic Script.

3. Let's test your basic Hindi knowledge a bit. What are ek, do, teen, char, panch?

Answer: Numbers

These are the starting numbers of the Indo-Arabic systems in Hindi in the respective order Ek (one), do (two), teen (three), up to five.

4. The Indian currency is the rupee. How many languages are on a standard Indian currency note?

Answer: 17

In addition to Hindi and English, there are 15 other languages included in the Rupee as per the Indian Constitution. They are written in the following order : Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Out of the 23 official languages only 17 could be accommodated on the currency note as these are the most widely spoken languages in India. Also, more languages may lead to smaller font size, hence more congested writing.

There is no such official explanation as to why only 17 languages are on the Indian Rupee!

5. Of the many languages spoken in India, which of the following is NOT a Dravidian language?

Answer: Bengali

Dravidian languages are widely spoken languages in South India. Most notable among them are Tamil (spoken in Tamilnadu), Kannada (spoken in Karnataka), and Telugu (spoken in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana).

6. Which Indian language is a palindrome in English?

Answer: Malayalam

Malayalam is widely spoken in the state of Kerala and is a prominent Dravidian language.

7. What is the official language of the North-Eastern state of Nagaland?

Answer: English

English has been the official language as well as the medium of education in Nagaland since 1967. Of course, there are a variety of tribal languages which are also spoken throughout Nagaland.

8. If you are a tourist in the western state of Gujarat and someone just asks you "Kem cho", what does it mean?

Answer: How are you?

"Kem cho" is a traditional way of greeting among Gujarati people. The simple reply can be "Majama", which means "I am happy" or "I am fine".

9. In Hindi, "na" and "han" are the words for "yes" and "no" in English. But which is which? I want the meaning of the second word - "han". Is it yes or no?

Answer: yes

"han" means yes in Hindi and "na" means no.

10. I would like to say "Quiz khelne ke liye dhanyabad" in Hindi. What does this mean in English?

Answer: Thank you for taking the quiz

"khelna" in Hindi means playing. "ke liye" means for. "dhanyabad" means thank you. So, thank you for taking the quiz.
The other translations are:
"Aap quiz mein acha khele"- You played well in the quiz
"Mujhe umeed hai ki quiz dilchasp tha"- I hope the quiz was intersting
"Mujhe umeed hai ki aapko quiz acha laga"- I hope you like the quiz.

Source: Author Sonu123

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