2004 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies

Question 94: Geography

Consider the following international language

  1. 1.Arabic
  2. 2.French
  3. 3.Spanish The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is
a3-1-2
b1-3-2
c3-2-1
d1-2-3

AnswerThe answer is (a).

By number of native speakers the order is Spanish, then Arabic, then French. Spanish has several hundred million native speakers across Spain and Latin America, Arabic is spoken across the Arab world, and French has the fewest native speakers of the three, though its official use is wide.

  • 1. Arabic comes second.
  • 2. French comes third.
  • 3. Spanish comes first.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: Spanish, Arabic, French.
  • (b) Puts Arabic first, which is wrong.
  • (c) Puts French second, which is wrong.
  • (d) Puts Arabic first and Spanish last, which is wrong.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.