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Thought for Today

Thought for Today

Official Languages of India Quiz

1. How many languages have been recognized as scheduled languages in the Indian Constitution?

a) 15

b) 18

c) 22

d) 28

2. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Union of India?

a) Article 343

b) Article 345

c) Article 348

d) Article 351

3. Hindi was adopted as the official language of India under which article of the Indian Constitution?

a) Article 343

b) Article 345

c) Article 348

d) Article 351

4. Which language was added as the 22nd scheduled language to the Indian Constitution in 2003?

a) Konkani

b) Nepali

c) Bodo

d) Maithili

5. Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in India?

a) Hindi

b) Bengali

c) Telugu

d) Marathi

6. Which Indian state has the distinction of being the first to adopt its official language as English?

a) Maharashtra

b) Assam

c) Nagaland

d) West Bengal

7. Which Indian state was the first to declare its official language as Sindhi?

a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Haryana

d) Madhya Pradesh

8. The Constitution of India recognizes how many languages for conducting official business in the Parliament?

a) 10

b) 14

c) 18

d) 22

9. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Karnataka?

a) Kannada

b) Telugu

c) Tamil

d) Malayalam

10. Which Indian state has Kokborok as its official language?

a) Tripura

b) Manipur

c) Meghalaya

d) Mizoram

11. Which language was given the status of a classical language by the Government of India in 2004?

a) Tamil

b) Sanskrit

c) Telugu

d) Kannada

12. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu?

a) Tamil

b) Telugu

c) Malayalam

d) Kannada

13. Which Indian state has Urdu as its official language?

a) Bihar

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Punjab

14. Which Indian state has Gondi as its official language?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Jharkhand

d) Odisha

15. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Assam?

a) Assamese

b) Bengali

c) Bodo

d) Hindi

16. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Maharashtra?

a) Marathi

b) Gujarati

c) Urdu

d) Konkani

17. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Punjab?

a) Punjabi

b) Hindi

c) Urdu

d) English

18. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of West Bengal?

a) Bengali

b) Hindi

c) English

d) Assamese

19. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Gujarat?

a) Gujarati

b) Hindi

c) Marathi

d) Urdu

20. Which language is recognized as the official language of the state of Telangana?

a) Telugu

b) Urdu

c) Kannada

d) Tamil

Quiz Answers

  • 22
  • Article 343
  • Article 343
  • Bodo
  • Hindi
  • Assam
  • Gujarat
  • 22
  • Kannada
  • Tripura
  • Tamil
  • Tamil
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Assamese
  • Marathi
  • Punjabi
  • Bengali
  • Gujarati
  • Telugu