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Country Languages Questions and Answers

21.

"Swahili" is the official language of _____

Answer: B

It is Kenya.

Swahili and English are both official under the 2010 constitution, Swahili also being the national language. It is a Bantu language with heavy Arabic borrowing, and serves as a lingua franca across East Africa.

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22.

Which is the official language of "Tajikistan"?

Answer: C

It is Persian.

Tajik is the variety of Persian spoken in Tajikistan, differing from Iranian Persian chiefly in being written in Cyrillic and in its Russian borrowings. Russian is recognised as the language of interethnic communication.

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23.

"Quechua" is the official language of _____.

Answer: A

It is Peru.

Quechua and Aymara are official alongside Spanish wherever they predominate. Quechua was the administrative language of the Inca empire and still has some eight million speakers across the Andes.

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24.

Which is the official language of "France"?

Answer: A

It is French.

Article 2 of the constitution declares French the language of the Republic. The Academie francaise, founded in 1635, is charged with regulating it.

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25.

"French" is the official language of _____.

Answer: C

It is Switzerland.

Switzerland has four national languages: German, spoken by about 62 per cent, French by 23, Italian by 8 and Romansh by under one per cent. The first three are the federal official languages, and Romansh is official in dealings with its own speakers.

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26.

Which is the official language of "Sao Tome and Principe"?

Answer: D

It is Portuguese.

The islands were Portuguese from the fifteenth century until 1975, and Portuguese is spoken by almost the whole population - a higher proportion than in most Lusophone African countries. Forro and Angolar creoles are also spoken.

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27.

"Korean" is the official language of _____.

Answer: C

It is North Korea.

Korean is the sole official language of both Korean states, written in the Hangul alphabet devised under King Sejong in 1443. The North calls the script Chosongul and does not use Chinese characters at all.

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28.

Which is the official language of "Monaco"?

Answer: C

It is French.

French is the official language of the principality. Monegasque, a Ligurian dialect, is taught in schools and survives as a marker of local identity.

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29.

"Arabic" is the official language of _____.

Answer: B

It is Sudan.

Arabic and English are both official. Sudanese Arabic is the spoken form, and Beja, Fur and Nubian are among the many other languages of the country.

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30.

"English" is the official language of _____.

Answer: A

It is Nauru.

Nauruan is the national language and English is widely used in government and commerce. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, with about 12,000 people.

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