Which is the official language of Goa?

Portuguese
Konkani
Basque
Galician

The correct answer is B. Konkani.

Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 2.5 million people, mainly in the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in the neighboring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

Konkani is a member of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is closely related to Marathi, Kannada, and Malayalam.

Konkani is written in the Devanagari script.

The following are the other options and their explanations:

  • Portuguese is a Romance language spoken by about 270 million people, mainly in Portugal and Brazil. It is also spoken in other countries, such as Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor.
  • Basque is a language spoken by about 700,000 people, mainly in the Basque Country, which is located in northern Spain and southwestern France.
  • Galician is a language spoken by about 3 million people, mainly in Galicia, which is located in northwestern Spain.
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