Q . Indian Tribal Languages
With reference to India, the terms ‘Halbi, Ho and Kui’ pertain to
Q . International Mother Language Day Facts
Consider the following statements:
1. 21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.
2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Explanation:
● Statement 1 is incorrect. 21st February is declared as International Mother Language Day by UNESCO, not UNICEF. The initiative to celebrate this day came from Bangladesh, and it was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference. It has been observed worldwide since 2000.
● Statement 2 is correct. The demand for Bangla to be one of the national languages was indeed raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. In 1948, the Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, declared that "Urdu, and only Urdu" would be the official language. This led to significant contention, especially from East Bengal. During the first session of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, a member from East Bengal, Dhirendranath Datta, moved a motion to include Bengali as one of the languages of the Constituent Assembly along with English and Urdu. However, this motion was rejected. Bengali was eventually granted official status under the 1956 Constitution.
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?
Q . Classical Languages of India
1. Gujarati
2. Kannada
3. Telugu
Which of the above has/have been declared as ‘Classical Language / Languages’ by the Government?
Q . Language and Script
Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?
Q . Language and Script
In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
Q . Language and Script
The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is
Mandarin Chinese
- English is the largest language in the world, if we count both native and non-native speakers.
- Mandarin Chinese is the largest language in the world when counting only first language (native) speakers.
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian?
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
Q . Language and Script
Consider the map given below: The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D are respectively
Q . Language and Script
The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote
Q . Language and Script
In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak
Q . Language and Script
The ‘Modi script’ was employed in the documents of the
Q . Language and Script
Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian?
Q . Language and Script
Assertion (A): Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki. Reason (R): Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court. In the context of above two statements which one of the following is correct?
Q . Language and Script
The parent script of the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian language is
Q . Language and Script
The court language of Mughals was
Q . Language and Script
Bhagvad Gita was originally written in which language?
Q . Language and Script
The name Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran is derived from the
- Pahlavi was a language spoken in Sasanian empire.
- Thus, the name of the dynasty is derived from a language.
Q . Language and Script
Which is not the Indo-Aryan language?