Discussion
The four languages of the Dakshin Dravida branch are
i. Tamil, Kannada, Gondi, Malayalam
ii. Tamil, Kannada, Tulu, Malayalam
iii. Tamil, Kannada, Toda, Malayalam
iv. Tamil, Kannada, Malto, Malayalam
Answer: D
Lists ii and iii are correct, so the answer is ii and iii are correct.
The South Dravidian (Dakshin Dravida) branch includes Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu and the Nilgiri languages such as Toda, Kota and Badaga. So lists ii (with Tulu) and iii (with Toda) are both made up of South Dravidian languages.
List i is wrong because Gondi belongs to the South-Central branch, and list iv is wrong because Malto, spoken in Jharkhand, belongs to the North Dravidian branch with Kurukh and Brahui. Any option containing i or iv is therefore wrong.
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