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The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

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India speaks approximately how many different languages and dialects?

a

1,500

b

1,632

c

1,700

d

1,800

✓ Correct answer: b)

1,632

Explanation

Option B — 1,632
According to the Census of India (1961), India has about 1,632 different languages and dialects spoken across the country.
This highlights India’s extraordinary linguistic diversity, which has played an important role in shaping cultural identity and political reorganisation (such as linguistic states).

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