Question

Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?

Options

• Sino – Tibetan

• Austric

• Indo – Aryan

• Dravidian

Answer 1

Indo – Aryan

Explanation:

The Indo-Aryan language family is the largest linguistic group in India, spoken by roughly 74% of the population. It includes major daily languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, and Gujarati, which are dominant across the northern, central, and western regions. In contrast, the Dravidian family is the second-largest group (~20%) centred in South India, while Austric and Sino-Tibetan represent much smaller tribal populations.