Sanskrit Language and Hinduism Quiz

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What is Sanskrit's classification within the Indo-European languages?

It belongs to the Slavic branch

It belongs to the Iranian branch

It belongs to the Germanic branch

It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch (correct)

Where did Vedic Sanskrit originate?

Westward migration from China to Southeast Asia

Northward migration from India to Central Asia

Eastward migration from Afghanistan to northwestern India (correct)

Southward migration from Russia to South Asia

What is the Rigveda?

A collection of Buddhist scriptures

A Jainism religious text

A collection of 1,028 hymns composed between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE (correct)

A historical text of Hinduism

What was the role of Sanskrit in ancient and medieval South Asia?

It was a link language Signup and view all the answers

How did the ancient Dravidian languages influence Sanskrit?

Influenced Sanskrit's phonology and syntax Signup and view all the answers

What is the most widely learned second language in the world?

English Signup and view all the answers

In how many sovereign states is English either the official language or one of the official languages?

59 Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?

70% Signup and view all the answers

Which language influenced Late Old English by contributing grammar and core vocabulary?

Old Norse Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient Germanic people migrated to the island of Great Britain and gave the language its namesake?

Angles Signup and view all the answers

Sanskrit Language and Hinduism Quiz

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What is Sanskrit's classification within the Indo-European languages?

Where did Vedic Sanskrit originate?

What is the Rigveda?

What was the role of Sanskrit in ancient and medieval South Asia?

How did the ancient Dravidian languages influence Sanskrit?

What is the most widely learned second language in the world?

In how many sovereign states is English either the official language or one of the official languages?

What percentage of total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?

Which language influenced Late Old English by contributing grammar and core vocabulary?

Which ancient Germanic people migrated to the island of Great Britain and gave the language its namesake?

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