16 Questions
Which script is used to write Hindi?
Devanagari script
Where is Hindi primarily spoken?
North India
What is Hindi described as?
A standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language
Which language is NOT officially recognized as 'Hindi' outside India?
Urdu language
How many official languages does the Government of India have, including Hindi?
Two
In how many states is Hindi an official language?
Nine states
What is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world?
Hindi
Which language is mutually intelligible with standard Hindi?
Urdu
What does the term 'Hindī' originally refer to?
Inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Which language is the third most-spoken in the world when counted together with mutually intelligible Urdu?
Hindi
Which language is the fastest growing language of India?
Bengali
From which early form of Vedic Sanskrit is Hindi a direct descendant?
Shauraseni Prakrit
What does 'Hindi' and 'Hindu' trace back to according to the text?
Sanskrit name Sindhu
What is commonly used to specifically refer to the modern literary Hindi language?
'Modern Standard Hindi'
'Hindavī' or 'Hinduī' was often used in the past for example by whom according to the text?
'Amir Khusrau in his poetry'
'Hindavī' or 'Hinduī' derives from which language according to the text?
'Old Persian'
Learn about the characteristics and usage of Modern Standard Hindi, commonly spoken in North India and serving as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region. Discover its origins as a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, based on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighboring areas.
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