The correct answer is: a) Ladakh.
Balti is a member of the Tibetan language family and is spoken by about 100,000 people in Ladakh, India, and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is closely related to Ladakhi, Zanskari, and Purik, and is mutually intelligible with these languages. Balti is written in the Tibetan script.
Jammu is a state in India, and Poonch is a district in Jammu and Kashmir. Gilgit-Baltistan is a region in northern Pakistan.
Balti is the official language of Ladakh, and is also spoken in some parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is used in government, education, and the media. Balti is also used in religious ceremonies and rituals.
Balti is a tonal language, which means that the pitch of a speaker’s voice can change the meaning of a word. It is also a polysyllabic language, which means that most words have more than one syllable.
Balti is a beautiful and complex language, and is an important part of the culture of Ladakh.