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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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A
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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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