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Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to linguistic groups in India?

1. The Indian languages are divided into only two types, Dravidian Family and Indo-Aryan Family.

2. Languge of Indo-Aryan Family are spoken by the largest number of people in India as compared to Dravidian

Family.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

Languages spoken in India belong to four major linguistic families. These families are Austric family, Dravidian Family, Sino- Tibetan Family, and Indo-Europen Family. Languages belonging to different families
have their major concentrations in different parts of the country. Austric Family in the North-Eastern part, Dravidian Family in the southern parts, Sino-Tibetan in the Sub- Himalayan region and Indo-Europen Family
in the Northern and Central part of the country.
The languages of Indo-Aryan Family are spoken by the largest number of people in India. The languages of Sino-Tibetan Family have the smallest number of speakers. More than 70 percent of the people in India speak
languages and dialects of Indo-Aryan Family.