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UPSC 1998: Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group?
(a)Marathi
(b)Ladakhi
(c)Khasi
(d)Tamil
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Khasi, spoken in Meghalaya, belongs to the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic (Austric) language family. Marathi (Indo-Aryan), Ladakhi (Tibeto-Burman) and Tamil (Dravidian) fall in other linguistic families, so option (c) is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_language?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 21. It falls under Art & Culture > Literature & Languages.
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