Modern Standard Hindi Language Overview
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What script is Hindi written in?

  • Sanskrit
  • Devanagari (correct)
  • Khariboli
  • Arabic

    • What is the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region?

  • Hindi (correct)
  • English
  • Bazaar Hindustani
  • Haflong Hindi

    • Which language does Hindi descend from primarily?

  • Arabic
  • Sanskrit
  • Awadhi
  • Khariboli (correct)

    • How many states in India consider Hindi as an official language?

    <p>9</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which language spoken outside India is recognized officially as 'Hindi'?

    <p>Bhojpuri language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the other official language of the Government of India, along with Hindi?

    <p>English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the official status of Fiji Hindi?

    <p>It is the official language of Fiji</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which language is mutually intelligible with standard Hindi?

    <p>Urdu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ranking of Hindi among the most-spoken first languages in the world?

    <p>Fourth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which language is the fastest growing language in India according to the 2011 census?

    <p>Gujarati</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the original usage of the term 'Hindī'?

    <p>To refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the terms 'Hindi' and 'Hindu' derived from?

    <p>Old Persian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Modern Standard Hindi specifically refer to?

    <p>Modern literary Hindi language only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From which early form of language does Hindi descend?

    <p>Early Vedic Sanskrit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi?

    <p>Compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding geminate consonants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the terms 'Indus' and 'India' trace back to?

    <p>Old Persian</p> Signup and view all the answers

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