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What is the status of Tamil as a language in India?
What is the status of Tamil as a language in India?
- It is an official language in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu (correct)
- It is an official language in the Indian state of Kerala
- It is not an official language in any Indian state
- It is an official language in the Indian state of Karnataka
What did A. K. Ramanujan say about Tamil?
What did A. K. Ramanujan say about Tamil?
- A language that lacks recognition in contemporary India
- The only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past (correct)
- A language with no significant classical literature
- A language that has no connection with a classical past
Where is Tamil also spoken as an official language?
Where is Tamil also spoken as an official language?
- South Africa and United States
- Canada and Australia
- Malaysia and Myanmar
- Sri Lanka and Singapore (correct)
When is the earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, dated from?
When is the earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, dated from?
How long has recorded Tamil literature been documented for?
How long has recorded Tamil literature been documented for?
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