A Quick on International Mother Language Day

Q1. When is International Mother Languages Day observed every year?
Ans: On 21 February
Q2. What incident occured on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka?
Ans: Students from different educational institutions demonstrating for recognition of their language Bangla as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by Police in Dhaka.
Q3. Which is the most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Chinese
(1.2 Billion native speakers)
Q4. Which is the 2nd most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Spanish
(400 Million speakers)
Q5. Which is the 3rd most spoken language of the world?
Ans: English
(360 Million speakers)
Q6. Which is the 4th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu
Q7. Which is the 5th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Arabic
(250 Million speakers)
Q8. Which is the 6th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Portuguese
(215 Million speakers)
Q9. Which is the 7th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Bengali
(170 Million speakers)
Q10. Which is the 8th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Russian
(170 Million speakers)
Q11. Which is the 9th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Japanese
(130 Million speakers)
Q12. Which is the 10th most spoken language of the world?
Ans: Punjabi/Lahnda
(100 Million speakers)
Q13. What is called the study of languages?
Ans: Linguistics
Q14. Which are the official languages of United Nations (UN)?
Ans: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish
Q15. How many letters are in Arabic?
Ans: 28 letters
Q16. How many letters are in English?
Ans: 26 letters
Q17. How many letters are in Sindhi?
Ans: 52 letters
Q18. How many letters are in Urdu?
Ans: 36 letters
Q19. Which is the biggest literary organization of Asia?
Ans: Sindhi Adabi Sangat
Q20. Which is the 3rd largest English speaking nation in the world and the 2nd in Asia?
Ans: Pakistan
Q21. Which is the religious language of Muslims?
Ans: Arabic
Q22. In which language the Holy Quran was revealed?
Ans: Arabic
Q23. In which language the Holy Quran was 1st translated?
Ans: Persian
Q24. Which was the 1st local language of Indian Subcontinent in which the Holy Quran was translated?
Ans: Sindhi
Q25. Which is the official language of Pakistan?
Ans: English and Urdu
Q26. Which is the national language of Pakistan?
Ans: Urdu
Q27. How many languages are spoken in Pakistan?
Ans: 74 languages
Q28. Which is the most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Punjabi (44.17%)
Q29. Which is the 2nd most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Pashto (15.44%)
Q30. Which is the 3rd most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Sindhi (14.12%)
Q31. Which is the 4th most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Saraiki (10.42%)
Q32. Which is the 5th most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Urdu (7.59%)
Q33. Which is the 6th most spoken language of Pakistan?
Ans: Balochi (3.59%)
Q34. When was Urdu declared as national language of Pakistan?
Ans: In 1949
Q35. Which is the biggest Pashto speaking city in the world?
Ans: Karachi
Q36. Which is the largest Sindhi speaking city of Pakistan?
Ans: Karachi

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