Khasi language is included in
[amp_mcq option1=”Munda branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family” option2=”Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family” option3=”North Assam branch of Sino-Tibetan family” option4=”Assam-Myanmar branch of Sino-Tibetan family” correct=”option2″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
The correct answer is B) Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family.
The Khasi language is an indigenous language spoken by the Khasi people in the state of Meghalaya in India, as well as by a smaller population in neighbouring Bangladesh. Linguistically, Khasi belongs to the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austro-Asiatic language family. The Austro-Asiatic family is dispersed across Southeast Asia and parts of India.