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प्रश्न
"India is a land of linguistic diversity." Support the statement.
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उत्तर
- India is a land of linguistic diversity. According to Grierson (Linguistic Survey of India, 1903 – 1928), there were 179 languages and as many as 544 dialects in the country.
- In the context of modern India, there are about 22 scheduled languages and a number of non-scheduled languages.
- Among the scheduled languages, the speakers of Hindi have the highest percentage. The smallest language groups are Sanskrit, Bodo and Manipuri speakers (2011).
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