Question

What is the state language of Himachal Pradesh ?
A. Hindi and Pahadi
B. Hindi and Sanskrit
C. Hindi and Bhojpuri
D. Hindi and Urdu

Answer 1

Hint:Himachal Pradesh is a state located in India's northern region. It is one of the eleven mountain states located in the Western Himalayas and is identified by an intense landscape with several peaks and extensive river systems. Like other Indian states, Himachal Pradesh is a multi-religious, multicultural and multilingual state. The language of Himachali is widely spoken in the state.

Complete answer:
A. Hindi and pahadi :-The Western Pahari languages are a group of Northern Indo-Aryan languages spoken mainly in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, but also in parts of Jammu and Uttarakhand, in the western parts of the Himalayan range.
Some of them are Jaunsari, Hinduri, Pahari Kinnauri, Kullu Pahari, Mahasu Pahari, Sirmauri, Mandeali, etc The following languages are listed as belonging to Western Pahari.

B. Hindi and Sanskrit :-The holy language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of Buddhist and Jainist historical texts, is Sanskrit.
Hindi is a spitting image of Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language. In its present form, it has developed through the languages of Prakrit and Apabhramsa. In the Indo-Iranian sub-family of the Indo-European language family, Hindi belongs to the Indian group.

C. Hindi and Bhojpuri:-The Bhojpuri region or Bhojpur is an area encompassing parts of the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand in northern India where the Bhojpuri dialect is spoken as the mother-tongue. Bhojpuri is a direct descendant of Sanskrit, but due to the lack of written documents, there is very little knowledge about its early history.

D. Hindi and Urdu :-In India, Urdu is an Eighth Schedule language recognised by the Constitution of India for its status, purpose, and cultural heritage; in several Indian states, it has some sort of official status.
In colloquial speech, Urdu and Hindi share a shared Indo-Aryan base of vocabulary and very similar phonology and syntax, making them mutually intelligible.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note:The Pahari people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from the Himalayas, also called Pahadi and Parbati. In Nepal, at about 8,000,000, or one third of the Nepalese population through the 1990s, the Paharis were one of the largest ethnic groups.
Hindu Paharis, in particular those Paharis living in rural Nepal, are usually more aware of their caste and rank than their indigenous neighbours.
Farmers and civil servants are predominantly higher-caste Paharis, while lower-caste Paharis hold a number of positions, including goldsmiths, leather workers, tailors, singers, drummers, and sweepers.