{"id":75211,"date":"2024-04-20T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=75211"},"modified":"2024-04-20T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:12:55","slug":"malayalam-belongs-to-which-language-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/malayalam-belongs-to-which-language-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Malayalam belongs to which language family?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Indo-Aryan&#8221; option2=&#8221;Dravidian&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sino-Tibetan&#8221; option4=&#8221;Austroasiatic&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: B) Dravidian.<\/p>\n<p>Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken by about 35 million people in India, mainly in the state of Kerala. It is the official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep, and is also spoken in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Puducherry. 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