Set 2 | Important Languages and Literature of India MCQs 2024

Correct Answer is C.

• Devanagri is written from left to right.
• It has roots in the ancient Brahmi script family.
• Devangari is an abugida alphabet of india and Nepal.
• It has a strong preference for symmetrical rounded shapes and is recognisable by a horizontal line that runs along the top of full letters.
• The Devanagari script is used for over 120 languages, making it one of the most used and adopted writing systems in the world.

Correct Answer is A.

• Gurumukhi script was developed from Sarada.
• It was used for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri.
• This is a native script of Kashmir and named after the deity, Goddess Sarada which is another name for Saraswati, the goddess of learning.

Correct Answer is C.

• Kharosthi Script used in Ancient Gandhara and ancient India (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.
• It was popular in central Asia as well.
• Kharosthi is mostly written right to left, but some inscriptions already show the left to right direction that was to become universal for the later South Asian scripts.

Correct Answer is A & B.

• Grantha script was widely used between the 6^th century and the 20^th centuries by Tamil and Malayalam speakers in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to write Sanskrit.
• It is a Brahmic script, having evolved from the Tamil-Brahmi.
• The Malayalam script is a direct descendant of Grantha.

Correct Answer is C.

• Gujarati Script is a variant of Devanagari script differentiated by the loss of the characteristic horizontal line running above the letters and by a number of modifications to some characters.
• It is used to write Gujarati and Kutchi languages.

Correct Answer is B.

• Malayalam script is a Brahmic script used commonly to write Malayalam language.
• Malayalam script is also widely used for writing Sanskrit texts in Kerala.

Correct Answer is D.

• The Tamil script is an abugida script that is used by Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Tamil language.
• Certain minority languages such as Saurashtra, Badaga, Irula, and Paniya are also written in the Tamil Script.

Correct Answer is A & B.

• The Telugu is used to write the Telugu language which is spoken in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• It is closely related to the Kannada script and is derived from the old Kannada script.

Correct Answer is C.

• The Kannada script is part of the Brahmic family, used primarily to write the Kannada language.
• Kannada Script is widely used for writing Sanskrit text in Karnataka.
• Several minor languages, such as Tulu, Konkani, Kodava, Sanketi and Beary, also use alphabets based on the Kannada script.
• The script is written from left to right.
• The character set is almost identical to that of other Brahmic scripts.

Correct Answer is B.

• Bengali script is a Nagari-derived script that appeared in eastern South Asia around the 11^th century CE.
• It is currently used in Bangladesh, as well as the state of West Bengal.
• The script is also the parent to many other scripts of eastern India, such as Oriya, Manipuri, and Maithili.