| 1) | When Malayalam was designated as a 'Classical Language of India' ? |
A) 2012
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2014
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| 2) | Malayalam belongs to which language family ? |
A) Sino-Tibetan
B) Indo-European
C) Dravidian
D) Proto-Germanic
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| 3) | What is the 'ISO 639-1' language code for Malayalam ? |
A) ml
B) mal
C) mallu
D) malay
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| 4) | How many vowels present in Malayalam language ? |
A) 18
B) 16
C) 11
D) 14
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| 5) | What are classical songs of Malayalam known as ? |
A) Kutthu Pattu
B) Nadan Pattu
C) Malayali Pattu
D) Rap Pattu
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| 6) | How many Jnanapith awards won by Malayalam literature ? |
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 6
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| 7) | How many consonants present in Malayalam language ? |
A) 36
B) 33
C) 38
D) 32
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| 8) | How many dialects are in modern Malayalam language ? |
A) 11
B) 15
C) 14
D) 16
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| 9) | Which union territory of India have Malayalam as official language ? |
A) Puducherry ( Mahe )
B) Delhi
C) Goa
D) Andaman
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| 10) | Where does 'Kerala Sahitya Akademi', the autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and literature located ? |
A) Kottayam
B) Thrissur
C) Kollam
D) Alappuzha
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| 11) | What does 'Malayalam' means ? |
A) Malayali people
B) Mountain region
C) Malay people
D) Mountain people
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| 12) | What is Malayalam called as during 12th century ? |
A) Malay Basha
B) Tamil Basha
C) Mountain Basha
D) Kerala Bhasha
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| 13) | When did the British printed Malabar English Dictionary ? |
A) 1779
B) 1889
C) 1899
D) 1776
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| 14) | When was the first Malayalam travelogue 'Varthamanappusthakam' written by 'Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar' ? |
A) 1766
B) 1677
C) 1789
D) 1766
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| 15) | Who was the author of first Malayalam short story 'Vasanavikriti' ? |
A) Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
B) Vallathol Narayana Menon
C) Changampuzha Krishna Pillai
D) Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
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