Arrange the following modern Indian languages in ascending order according to their number of speakers (in percentage)
A. Sino-Tibetan
B. Indo-European
C. Austric (Nishada)
D. Dravidian
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C, D, B
A. Sino-Tibetan — first, with 0.85 per cent of the speakers.
C. Austric (Nishada) — second, with 1.38 per cent.
D. Dravidian — third, with 20 per cent.
B. Indo-European — last, with 73 per cent.
NCERT (2026-27):
Table 1.2 : Classification of Modern Indian Languages |
