UPSC Prelims 1998·GS1·art-and-culture·religion and literature

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

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  1. AMarathi
  2. BLadakhi
  3. CKhasiCorrect
  4. DTamil

Explanation

Khasi, spoken primarily in Meghalaya, belongs to the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic (Austric) language family. Tamil belongs to the Dravidian language family. Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language. Ladakhi belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. In the context of Indian linguistics, the Austric group is represented by Munda languages like Santali and Mon-Khmer languages like Khasi and Nicobarese.
art-and-culture: Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?

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