WBCS.LIVE practice question

According to the linguistic demographic data of the 2011 Census, which is the second most spoken language in India by number of native speakers?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Telugu
  2. Bengali
  3. Marathi
  4. Tamil

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Bengali

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Bengali šŸ“š Explanation: According to the comprehensive linguistic data formally released from the 2011 Census, Bengali stands firmly as the second most widely spoken native language in India directly after Hindi. Approximately 8.03% of the total Indian population officially identified Bengali as their primary mother tongue. Marathi slightly overtook Telugu in this specific census cycle to secure the third position in this linguistic demographic ranking.