Question : How did the Bhakti-Sufi tradition influence the development of Indian languages?
Option 1: By standardizing grammar rules
Option 2: By creating new scripts
Option 3: By enriching vocabulary and idioms
Option 4: By promoting linguistic diversity
Correct Answer: By enriching vocabulary and idioms
Solution : The Bhakti-Sufi tradition influenced the development of Indian languages by enriching vocabulary and idioms through its poetry and literature.
Question : How did Bhakti-Sufi literature contribute to the development of regional languages in India?
Option 2: By introducing new writing systems
Question : The resolution of linguistic conflicts in India led to the adoption of which policy regarding official languages?
Option 1: Hindi as the sole official language
Option 2: English as the sole official language
Option 3: Bilingual policy with Hindi and English
Option 4: Multilingual policy with regional languages
Question : The translation of Ain-i-Akbari into various languages was primarily aimed at:
Option 1: Promoting Persian literature
Option 2: Enhancing cultural exchanges
Option 3: Ensuring effective governance
Option 4: Facilitating international diplomacy
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary. B. India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar, and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and cultures. C. The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English. D. Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay, respectively.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: ADCB
Option 3: DBCA
Option 4: DCAB
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