Question

Analyze the following Statements regarding the Classification of Indian languages and identify the correct statements:

1. The language spoken by the people of India belongs to the four language families – Indo-European, Dravidian, Austric & Sino-Tibetan.

2. Austric is the biggest of the language groups in India

1. 1 only is correct
2. 2 only is correct
3. Both are correct
4. None is correct

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1 only is correct

The correct answer is 1 only is correct.

• The speakers of major Indian languages belong to four language families, which have their sub-families and branches or groups.
• The classification of modern Indian languages along with their speaking people percentage is given in the table below:

Family	Sub-Family	Branch/Group	Speaking Areas
Austric (Nishada) 1.38%	Austro-Asiatic Austro- Nesian	Mon-Khmer Munda	Meghalaya, Nicobar Islands West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Dravidian (Dravida) 20%		South-Dravidian Central Dravidian North Dravidian	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala Andhra Pradesh, M.P., Orissa, Maharashtra Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh
Sino-Tibetan (Kirata) 0.85%	Tibeto - Myanmari Siamese-Chinese	Tibeto-Himalayan North Assam Assam- Myanmari	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya
Indo - European (Aryan) 73%	Indo-Aryan	Iranian Dardic Indo-Aryan	Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, U.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, M.P., Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa