Mother Language Day Quiz

In 1966, an organization declared independence of their tribe from the Indian Union, primarily due to the imposition of a language that was not their mother tongue. Name the organization.

• Naga National council

• Mizo National front

• ULFA

• AGP

Which is the second most spoken language in India?

• Tamil

• Telugu

• Bengali

• Kannada

In which year was the Official Languages Act of India passed?

• 1952

• 1954

• 1963

• 1965

Which language was used by the drafting committee to draft the Indian Constitution?

• English

• Sanskrit

• Hindi

• Hindustani

During the tenure of Lord William Bentinck, English replaced which language as the official language of the English East India Company?

• Sanskrit

• Persian

• Arabic

• Hindi

Name the national language of Pakistan which is also recognized as an official language in India.

• Persian

• Arabic

• Hindi

• Urdu

In which Indian state is English considered an official language?

• Manipur

• Nagaland

• Mizoram

• Meghalaya

Which language did Mahatma Gandhi advocate to become the national language of India?

• Sanskrit

• Hindi

• Hindustani

• English

In which year was the Kerala Official Language Act framed?

• 1957

• 1967

• 1969

• 1959

Which Indian language received the status of a classical language in 2004?

• Tamil

• Sanskrit

• Bengali

• Kannada