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Q8 (CISF/2023) Geography › World Human & Economic Geography

As per the Census of India 2011, which one among the following Scheduled Languages of India has the highest percentage of speakers ?

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According to the 2011 Census of India data on languages, the percentage of speakers for the languages mentioned in the options is as follows:

  • Bengali: 8.03% (approximately 9.72 crore speakers). It is the second most spoken language in India after Hindi.
  • Marathi: 6.86% (approximately 8.30 crore speakers). It ranks third.
  • Telugu: 6.70% (approximately 8.11 crore speakers). It ranks fourth.
  • Urdu: 4.19% (approximately 5.07 crore speakers). It ranks seventh.

Hindi remains the most spoken language with 43.63% of the population. In the 2011 Census, Marathi overtook Telugu to become the third most spoken language in the country. Since Bengali has the highest percentage (8.03%) among the choices provided, option A is the correct answer.

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