Languages, Dialects and Scripts of Himachal Pradesh (Part 1)

Question 1

“Kahluri” is the indigenous dialect spoken in which district of Himachal Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

Bilaspur

Answer

Mandi

Answer

Hamirpur

Answer

Kinnaur

Question 2

What is “Tankri” (Takri) in the historical context of Himachal Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

A type of Script

Answer

A method of Knitting

Answer

Marriage Custom

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A Coin

Question 3

Which language holds the status of the primary “Official Language” of Himachal Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

Hindi

Answer

Pahadi

Answer

English

Answer

Tankri

Question 4

In which traditional script was the Pahari language recorded before the modern adoption of Devanagari?

Accepted Answer

Tankri

Answer

Brahmi

Answer

Kharosthi

Answer

Gurumukhi

Question 5

The “Bhaghati” dialect was historically spoken in the territory of which present-day district?

Accepted Answer

Solan

Answer

Bilaspur

Answer

Una

Answer

Kinnaur

Question 6

Out of the approximately 32 indigenous dialects spoken in Himachal Pradesh, how many belong to the Indo-Aryan language family?

Accepted Answer

21

Answer

16

Answer

15

Answer

19

Question 7

The canonical Buddhist literature of Kangyur and Tengyur preserved in Kardang and other monasteries of Lahaul is written in which language/dialect?

Accepted Answer

Bhoti

Answer

Kabi

Answer

Dami

Answer

Manchal

Question 8

Which language of Himachal Pradesh possessed a well-developed, standardized official variant of the “Tankri” script used for state decrees?

Accepted Answer

Chambyali

Answer

Kangri

Answer

Kahluri

Answer

Bhaghati

Question 9

Pabuchi, Pandvani, and Bhatakshri (पाबूची, पंडवाणी और भटाक्षरी) represent which cultural elements in Himachal Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

Type of Scripts

Answer

Mural Paintings

Answer

Local wines

Answer

Woolen cloths

Question 10

In the Linguistic Survey of India, renowned philologist Sir George Abraham Grierson classified the majority of Himachali dialects under which linguistic group?

Accepted Answer

Western Pahari

Answer

Eastern Pahari

Answer

Central Pahari

Answer

Common Pahari

Question 11

In which year was the Himachal Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages established to preserve and promote regional dialects and literature?

Accepted Answer

1968

Answer

1971

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1985

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1990

Question 12

The 'Kulvi' (Kulluvi) dialect spoken in Kullu Valley belongs to which branch of the language family?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Aryan / Western Pahari

Answer

Tibeto-Burman

Answer

Austro-Asiatic

Answer

Dravidian

Question 13

Linguists trace the origin and evolution of the Western Pahari languages of Himachal Pradesh to which ancient Prakrit / Apabhramsha?

Accepted Answer

Khasa Prakrit / Shauraseni Apabhramsha

Answer

Magadhi Prakrit

Answer

Ardhamagadhi

Answer

Maharashtri

Question 14

Which indigenous language spoken in Kinnaur district belongs to the Tibeto-Burman (Western Himalayish) language family?

Accepted Answer

Kinnauri (Hamskad)

Answer

Sirmauri

Answer

Mandeali

Answer

Chambyali

Question 15

The historical 'Tankri' (Takri) script of Himachal Pradesh is an immediate offshoot and evolutionary derivative of which northern script?

Accepted Answer

Sharada script

Answer

Kharosthi script

Answer

Kalinga script

Answer

Grantha script