Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is:

Bengali

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Marathi

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Tamil

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Telugu

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Solution

The correct option is A Bengali
The largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent speak Bengali after the Hindi language. According to the 2011 census, 8.03% of the population speak Bengali. However, Marathi has replaced Telugu and Tamil language in the third place. It is spoken by 6.86% of the population.
Thus, the correct answer is A.

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