Question : As per the 2011 Census, arrange the following languages in descending order of Speakers strength: Marathi, Hindi, Maithili.
Option 1: Marathi, Hindi, Maithili
Option 2: Marathi, Maithili, Hindi
Option 3: Hindi, Maithili, Marathi
Option 4: Hindi, Marathi, Maithili
Correct Answer: Hindi, Marathi, Maithili
Solution : The correct answer is Hindi, Marathi, Maithili.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Hindi emerged as the most widely spoken language with 43.63% of the population considering it their mother tongue, totalling 2,04,36,026 speakers. Marathi secured the second position, representing 6.86% of the population, with 83,26,680 speakers. Maithili claimed the third position with a speaking population of 13,58,3464, constituting 1.12% of the total.
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