TS Police Constable Prelims 2022 · Question 127

Question 127 of the TSLPRB Police Constable Preliminary Written Test 2022 (28 August 2022). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. PC Prelims 2022 · Q127 · Indian History & Culture · Art & Culture

   Which one of the language-culture groups represent the oldest speech family of India ?

   1. Aryan
   2. Dravidian
   3. Austric
   4. Sino-Tibetan

   భారతదేశంలో లిఖిత పూర్వము కానటువంటి భాషా సంస్కృతి గ్రూపు ఏది ప్రాచీనమైనది ?

   1. ఆర్యన్
   2. ధ్రవిడియన్
   3. ఆస్ట్రిక్
   4. సినో-టిబెటన్
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   Answer: (3) Austric

   సమాధానం: (3) ఆస్ట్రిక్

   The Austric (Austro-Asiatic) family, represented today by the Munda languages (Santali, Mundari, Ho) and Khasi, is generally regarded as the oldest speech family in India, older than the Dravidian and Indo-Aryan groups. Sino-Tibetan speakers came into the north and north-east later.

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