Simpleton learns languages of India!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. An Indo-Aryan language, it is the official language of a North-Eastern state. More than 60% of the population of that state speaks this language. This language is remarkably similar to Bengali. Malayalam Hindi Sindhi Assamese

2. An Indo-Aryan language, it is the preferred medium for “Modi-speak”! It is the official language of the Indian state with the longest coastline. Bengali Tamil Malayalam Gujarati

3. The biggest of all Indo-Aryan languages, this is widely spoken through out the Northern belt of India. It is the official language of the Government of India and 6 other states and Union Territories. Answer: (One word)

4. English is an official language of the Government of India True False

5. The youngest of the Dravidian languages, it is the official language of the state of Kerala. It branched out from Tamil by the 10th century A.D. Tamilani Telugu Malayalam Kannada

6. What is the official language of the state of Jammu & Kashmir? Urdu English Kashmiri Hindi

7. By the 71st Amendment to the constitution (in 1992), three languages were added to the list of officially recognized languages (thus taking the list to 18). Which is NOT one of them? Urdu Manipuri Konkani Nepali

8. Of all the Dravidian languages, which is numerically (population who speaks that language) the biggest? Tamil Kannada Malayalam Telugu

9. Sindhi is an officially recognised language of India. True False

10. One of the oldest languages, it is considered as the “mother” of all Indian languages. Though it is hardly spoken today, it is still highly respected. Mukiliaia Hindoi Sanskrit Pulaya