Importance of Language Learning
Q1. Whose remark “the limits of my language mean the limits of my world” highlights the importance of language?
Correct Answer: A. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Q2. According to Vygotsky, a child’s cognitive development happens primarily through:
Correct Answer: A. Language
Q3. Language is, above all, called a tool of:
Correct Answer: A. Thought
Q4. Stronger reasoning ability has been linked, by cognitive psychology, to:
Correct Answer: A. Advanced vocabulary and syntax
Q5. Language education that builds genuine communicative competence serves the function of:
Correct Answer: A. Social equity
Q6. Stories, songs, proverbs and rituals are mainly transmitted through:
Correct Answer: A. Language
Q7. NEP 2020 places special emphasis on instruction in the:
Correct Answer: A. Mother tongue
Q8. A child who cannot communicate confidently in the language of instruction is mostly:
Correct Answer: A. Systematically disadvantaged
Q9. Mathematics depends on language because students must:
Correct Answer: A. Read and understand word problems
Q10. In India, proficiency in English and the regional language opens doors to:
Correct Answer: A. Higher education and employment
Q11. A child’s identity is closely tied to the language they speak; this dimension calls for:
Correct Answer: A. Sensitive language pedagogy
Q12. Students with strong language skills find learning easier in:
Correct Answer: A. Every subject
Q13. When a language disappears, what is most at risk of being lost with it?
Correct Answer: A. Cultural knowledge
Q14. “Chinta aru bhasha-r samparka avichchedya” emphasises:
Correct Answer: A. Inseparable bond between thought and language
Q15. Language education that honours the home language strengthens:
Correct Answer: A. The chain of cultural transmission
Q16. Science requires the ability to read and write reports as well as to:
Correct Answer: A. Reason from evidence to conclusion
Q17. Children negotiate relationships and resolve conflicts mainly through:
Correct Answer: A. Language
Q18. Teachers who help children build strong language skills contribute directly to the community’s:
Correct Answer: A. Economic and social wellbeing
Q19. Among the following, which is NOT a domain in which language is important?
Correct Answer: A. Photosynthesis
Q20. Why is it said that “language education is a matter of life opportunity”?
Correct Answer: A. Because it shapes economic and social mobility