As of February 2020, which of the following Indian languages is the third-most-spoken language in the world?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Hindi.
- As of 2019, Hindi ranked as the third most spoken language in the world, with approximately 615 million speakers.
- According to the 22nd edition of the Ethnologue language database, English topped the list with around 1,132 million speakers, followed by Mandarin Chinese in second place with about 1,117 million speakers.
- Ethnologue, established in 1951, publishes an annual database detailing the living languages spoken across the globe. In its latest edition, it documents 7,111 currently spoken languages.
- Additionally, it also provides information on languages that have become extinct in recent times, listing 348 such languages in this edition.