Hindi Diwas Quiz Questions: Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 across
the country and we couldn’t be more delighted. It is a celebration of our
language which is most widespread in the world after Mandarin, English, and
Spanish. Hindi has almost 615 million speakers in the world which is a huge
population in that regard. As per the native speakers count Hindi is
the third most spoken language. Take the quiz to test your knowledge
about this wonderful, music-to-ears language below.
1. When is Hindi Diwas observed in India?
a) September 14
b) September 15
c) September 13
d) September 20
Ans. a
Explanation: The Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 every year.
2. What is the reason for observing Hindi Diwas in India?
i) The Constituent Assembly of India espoused Hindi as India’s official
language on the 14th of September
ii) It is observed to promote and propagate the official language
Only i
Only ii
Both i and ii
None of the above
Ans. c
Explanation: Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September every year in India
to promote and propagate the official language. The Constituent Assembly of
India had espoused Hindi as India’s official language on 14th September
1949.
3. Which of the following is the most spoken language of the world?
Spanish
Hindi
Chinese
English
Ans. c
Explanation: Chinese is the most spoken language in the world with more than
1.3 billion speakers in the world. Out of these 1.1 billion talk in
Mandarin.
4. What is the script in which Hindi is written?
Brahmi
Devanagari
Grantha
Kharosthi
Ans. b
Explanation: Hindi is written in Devanagari script. The Kharosthi script
also spelt Kharosthi or Kharoṣṭhī was an ancient Indian script used by the
Khasa, Saka, and Yuezhi peoples, in parts of the Indian subcontinent and
present-day eastern Afghanistan.
5. Choose the correct statement about Indian languages from below
i) Indians speak a language that belongs to Indo European language family
same as English
ii) Indian languages are a part of Indo-Iranian languages
iii) Indian languages fall in a subgroup called Indo Aryan
i and ii
ii and iii
i, ii and iii
i and iii
Ans. c
Explanation: Indians speak a language belonging to the Indo-European
language family, to which English also belongs. Indian languages are part of
the Indo-Iranian languages, forming a subgroup called Indo-Aryan.
6. Which language after Hindi is the most spoken language from India on a
global platform?
Bengali
Tamil
Urdu
Telugu
Ans. a
Explanation: Bengali is the language of Kolkata, the Andaman Islands,
fabulous sweets, and 130-odd million Bangladeshis. It is the most spoken
language after Hindi in the world from India.
7. Which language is said to have the main influence over Hindi?
Sanskrit
Prakrit
Persian
Arabic
Ans. a
Explanation: Hindi is said to have risen from Vedic Sanskrit. It is the
language derived through great filtering since the time of Rig Vedas.
8. Which language is the main precursor of Hindi grammar?
Sanskrit
Prakrit
Apabhramsha
i and ii
ii and ii
i, ii and iii
Only i
Ans. c
Explanation: Sanskrit and the Prakrit and Apabhramsha languages are the
precursors of the Hindi language and influence its grammar.
9. Choose the correct statement about the Devanagari script
i) It was called Nagari which meant left to right
ii) It was developed in ancient India from the 1st to the 4th century CE
Only i
Only ii
Both i and ii
None of the above
Ans. c
Explanation: The Devanagari script was developed in ancient India between
the 1st-4th century CE and was also called Nagari
10. Which other language apart from Hindi is among the official languages of
India?
English
Urdu
Bengali
Tamil
Ans. a
Explanation: Hindi and English are the two official languages of
India.
11. Which of the statements below is false about the Hindi language?
i. Hindi is derived from the Persian word 'Hind' which means 'the land of
Indus river'.
ii. Bihar was the first state of India to declare Hindi as its official
language.
a. Only i
b. Both i and ii
c. Only ii
d. None of the above
Ans. b
World Hindi Day Quiz 2023
When was the first World Hindi Conference held?
Ans: January 10,1975.
Name the country that recognized Hindi as a Minority language.
Ans: South Africa
In which script is Hindi language written?
Ans: Devanagari
When was World Hindi Day first celebrated?
Ans: In 2006
Name the language that shares the same script as Hindi.
Ans: Nepalese
Which country was the venue for World Hindi Conference 2021?
Ans: Fiji
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