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प्रश्न
Explain the Linguistic diversity.
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उत्तर
- According to the census of India 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages.
- Four major Indian language families are Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austroasiatic, and Sino Tibetian. Tamil is the oldest Dravidian language.
- Historically, the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British, the Danish and the French came to India for trade and their occupation of India or some parts of it has left behind a certain impact upon the culture and language of the people.
- In due course, English has emerged as an important language and a medium of instruction in schools and colleges.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Underline the line in the poem sung after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which according to you, reflects India's essential unity.
Choose another region in India and do a similar study of the historical and geographical factors that influence the diversity found there. Are these historical and geographical factors connected to each other? How?
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
Ladakh is a desert in the state of __________
Fill in the blank:
The Discovery of India’ is a book by _________
State whether the following sentence is true (T) or false (F).
All Indians share the national anthem.
Match the
| Column A | Column B |
| i. Ladakh | a. 'The Discovery of India' |
| ii. Kerala | b. The National Anthem |
| iii. Amritsar | c. Jallianwalla Bagh |
| iv. Rabindranath Tagore | d. Wool |
| v. Jawaharlal Nehru | e. Spices |
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How was the Indian flag used during the freedom struggle?
Short Answer Type Question:
How are history and geography tied in the cultural life of a region? Explain giving examples of Kerala and Ladakh.
Short Answer Type Question:
What does diversity add to our lives?
India is known as a.
