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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>English (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the official status of Fiji Hindi?

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

Which language is mutually intelligible with standard Hindi?

<p>Urdu (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Fourth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Gujarati (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What does Modern Standard Hindi specifically refer to?

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

From which early form of language does Hindi descend?

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

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

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

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