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

  • Arabic
  • Cyrillic
  • Devanagari (correct)
  • Latin

    • What is the status of Hindi in the Government of India?

  • It is one of the two official languages (correct)
  • It is the only official language
  • It has no official status
  • It is an unofficial language

    • Which language serves as the lingua franca in the Hindi Belt region?

  • Awadhi
  • Bhojpuri
  • Hindi (correct)
  • Sanskrit

    • What is Hindi described as, in relation to the Hindustani language?

    <p>A standardised and Sanskritised register</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many official languages does Hindi have in the Government of India?

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

    Which language descends from other nearby languages and is recognized officially as 'Hindi' outside India?

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

    What is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world?

    <p>Hindi</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 third most-spoken language in the world, including first and second language speakers?

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

    According to the 2011 census of India, which language is the fastest growing language of India?

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

    What term was originally used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain?

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

    What is the direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit?

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

    What are the sound changes that characterised the transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi?

    <p>-VNC- &gt; -V̄̃C- and loss of unaccented short vowels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'हिन्दवी' or 'हिन्दुई' were often used in the past to refer to what?

    <p>'Hindu/Indian people'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Hindi' and 'Hindu' trace back to which Sanskrit name?

    <p>'Sindhu'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Modern Standard Hindi' specifically refers to what aspect of the language?

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

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