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Explain the ‘linguistic composition’ of India.

India is a land of diverse linguistic compositions. The linguistic composition of India comprises more than 179 languages and 574 local dialects. According to the constitution, there are 22 scheduled languages. There are 4 linguistic families in India which are Austric, Dravidia, Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. These groups have their own composition with Indo European or Aryan being in the top as the largest group of 73%, next the Sino Tibetans makes up the smallest group with 0.85% while Dravidian languages are mostly spoken in south India with 20% composition and Austric as 1.38%. These languages further have their sub-families and branches. They pertain to certain regions across India.


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Study the graph given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

World merchandise exports, 2005 – 2015




(9.1) Which year has shown the highest export of total merchandise?


(9.2) In which year was the export of manufactured goods lowest?


(9.3) Why has the total export of agricultural products remained almost the same from 2011 to 2014?


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Note : The following question is for the Visually Impaired Candidates only, in lieu of Q. No. 9 :

Explain any three bases of international trade.


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Examine the outcomes of migration of people from rural areas to urban areas in India.

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Describe any three features of urban settlements in India.

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Describe any three features of clustered rural settlements in India.