029 - Languages in India

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029 - Languages in India

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1. Which is the oldest living language in India?

	A	Sanskrit
	B	Tamil
	C	Hindi
	D	Kannada

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Tamil is a Dravidian language that has been in existence for over 2,000 years. It is the first language to be declared as a classical language by the government of India in 2004

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2. Which is the 2nd most spoken language in India?

	A	Marathi
	B	Hindi
	C	Bengali
	D	Telugu

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Hindi and Bengali are the two Indian languages that feature in the top 10 languages in the world by number of native speakers.

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3. In which language was the first full length motion picture of India made?

	A	Marathi
	B	Hindi
	C	English
	D	Bengali

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The movie was Raja Harishchandra (1913), a silent film.

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4. In which language was the first major newspaper of India published?

	A	Marathi
	B	Hindi
	C	Tamil
	D	English

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The first major newspaper in India was "The Bengal Gazette" which was started in 1780 under the British Raj.

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5. India's most read newspaper across all languages is published in this language:

	A	English
	B	Bengali
	C	Hindi
	D	Malayalam

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According to the IRS Q1 2010, "Dainik Jagran", the Hindi language daily newspaper ranks No. 1 among the dailies with a Total Readership (TR) of 54,254,000.

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Author:	Mohan Sundararaju
Date:	12-Aug-2010
Level:	Easy-Medium

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