10 Questions
Which of the following states is not part of the Hindi Belt?
Gujarat
Which term is sometimes used interchangeably with the Hindi Belt?
Hindi-Urdu Belt
What percentage of Indians are reported to be speakers of Hindi based on the 1991 census?
More than forty percent
What is the linguistic nature of Hindi in the broad sense?
Sociolinguistic
'Maithili' was previously identified by the census as a dialect of which language?
'Hindi'
Which of the following languages is not spoken in the Hindi Belt?
Bengali
Which of the following Indian states does not have Modern Standard Hindi as its official language?
Punjab
What term is sometimes used to broadly refer to the Hindi Belt and the Urdu-speaking regions?
Hindustani Belt
Which of the following Indian territories is included in the Hindi Belt?
Chandigarh
What was Maithili identified as in the census before being recognized as a separate language?
Bhojpuri dialect
Study Notes
Hindi Belt
- The Hindi Belt is a region where Hindi is the predominant language spoken by the majority of the population.
Definition of Hindi Belt
- The term "Hindi Heartland" is sometimes used interchangeably with the Hindi Belt.
Hindi Speaking Population
- According to the 1991 census, around 40% of Indians are reported to be speakers of Hindi.
Linguistic Nature of Hindi
- Hindi is a pluricentric language, meaning it has multiple centers of language authority and standardization.
Maithili Language
- Maithili was previously identified by the census as a dialect of Hindi before being recognized as a separate language.
Exceptions in the Hindi Belt
- Not all states in India have Modern Standard Hindi as their official language, with exceptions including Jammu and Kashmir.
- Sindhi is not spoken in the Hindi Belt.
Broader Hindi Belt Region
- The term "Hindi-Urdu Belt" is sometimes used to broadly refer to the Hindi Belt and the Urdu-speaking regions.
- The Hindi Belt includes the Indian territory of Delhi.
Test your knowledge about the Hindi Belt, a linguistic region in India where various Northern, Central, Eastern, and Western Indo-Aryan languages are spoken, with Hindi as the lingua franca. Explore the states and languages that encompass this culturally rich region.
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