Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding southern Indian?

• A. Rice and fish form the main staples for most of the region.
• B. Banana leaves are sometimes used as an alternative to plates in southern India.
• C. Tamil belongs to the Dravidian family of languages.
• D. Every southern Indian state has a coastline.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

Tamil belongs to the Dravidian family of languages.

• Rice and fish form the main staples for most of the region.
• At times, people from states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala use banana leaves as an alternative to plates.
• Southern Indian languages are quite diverse in nature. They belong to the Dravidian family of languages. Tamil is an example of the same.
• Telangana, which is a southern Indian state, does not have a coastline.