M

Topics / Geography

Indian Geography Languages

Asked 1 times in UPSC Prelims · first asked 1998 · last asked 1998

Frequency timeline

Questions per year

All 1 questions

Newest first — expand for options, answers, and explanations

Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?

1998Geography
AMarathi
BLadakhi
CKhasi
DTamil

Explanation

Among the languages listed, Khasi belongs to the Austric group. This group, also known as Nishada, is spoken by 1.38% of the total Indian population. It primarily consists of tribal languages and dialects from the central tribal belt, as well as those spoken in the Khasi and Jaintia hills of Meghalaya and the Nicobar island.