Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Language Family/Branch) | LIST-II (Speech Areas) | ||
| A. | Austric | I. | Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Central Dravidian | II. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Sino-Tibetan | III. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Indo-European | IV. | Himachal Pradesh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(A) Austric — this matches (I) Nicobar Islands.
(B) Central Dravidian — this matches (II) Andhra Pradesh.
(C) Sino-Tibetan — this matches (III) Arunachal Pradesh.
(D) Indo-European — this matches (IV) Himachal Pradesh.
Note: In the book’s table, one item has more than one match:
(C) Sino-Tibetan → both (III) and (IV). Its North Assam branch is spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, and its Tibeto-Himalayan branch in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
NCERT (2025-26): “Linguistic Classification … The speakers of major Indian languages belong to four language families, which have their sub-families and branches or groups. This can be better understood from Table 1.2.…”
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