Language policy and planning MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. What is the main focus of language policy? (A) Natural disasters (B) Governmental and institutional decisions about language use (C) Random language mixing (D) Only spoken accents 2. Language planning involves: (A) Spontaneous language change (B) Organized efforts to influence language development and usage (C) Geological formations (D) Climate adaptation 3. Which is a component of language planning? (A) Status planning (B) Planetary motion (C) Tectonic shifts (D) Ocean currents 4. Corpus planning focuses on: (A) Language structure, spelling, and vocabulary (B) Migration policies (C) Rainfall patterns (D) Folk dances 5. Status planning addresses: (A) The social and political functions of a language (B) Weather prediction (C) Dialect phonetics only (D) Cultural clothing styles 6. Acquisition planning is concerned with: (A) How languages are taught and learned (B) Only ancient scripts (C) Geological age determination (D) Solar eclipses 7. An example of language policy is: (A) Declaring an official national language (B) Random language borrowing (C) Seasonal farming rules (D) Cloud formation policies 8. What is the main goal of language policy in multilingual countries? (A) Eliminate all languages except one (B) Manage coexistence and promote communication (C) Avoid education systems (D) Stop language evolution 9. Which type of planning aims to develop new vocabulary for technology? (A) Acquisition planning (B) Corpus planning (C) Status planning (D) Functional geology 10. Language policies often emerge from: (A) Political, economic, and cultural motivations (B) Pure chance only (C) Geological mapping (D) Oceanic tides 11. What is an example of status planning? (A) Deciding which language is used in courts (B) Inventing new alphabets (C) Random word creation (D) Traditional weaving techniques 12. Which concept describes the promotion of one language over others for national unity? (A) Linguistic diversity (B) Monolingual policy (C) Polycentric planning (D) Global neutrality 13. Language policy often affects: (A) Education, administration, and media (B) Volcanic activity (C) Plant photosynthesis (D) Animal breeding 14. A language policy that supports multiple official languages promotes: (A) Monolingualism (B) Multilingualism (C) Linguistic purism (D) Randomization 15. Which term refers to revitalizing an endangered language? (A) Corpus decay (B) Language revitalization (C) Lexical erosion (D) Script suppression 16. Top-down language policy is created by: (A) Community movements only (B) Government and official institutions (C) Random speakers (D) Foreign tourists 17. Bottom-up language planning often involves: (A) Grassroots community initiatives (B) Space exploration (C) Climate change mitigation (D) Trade embargoes 18. Which type of planning includes developing standardized spelling systems? (A) Status planning (B) Corpus planning (C) Acquisition planning (D) Informal adaptation 19. Language policy may aim to prevent: (A) Language extinction (B) Seasonal floods (C) Planetary collisions (D) Soil erosion 20. National language policies are often tied to: (A) Identity and nation-building (B) Meteorology (C) Ocean depths (D) Genetic mutation 21. When a government mandates schooling in only one language, it is an example of: (A) Additive bilingualism (B) Subtractive language policy (C) Pluralistic approach (D) Cultural neutrality 22. Which global organization advocates for linguistic diversity? (A) UNESCO (B) NATO (C) WHO (D) IMF 23. Which planning deals with teacher training and curriculum design? (A) Acquisition planning (B) Status planning (C) Corpus planning (D) Structural geology 24. Official language policy is often written in: (A) Legal documents and constitutions (B) Private letters only (C) Unrecorded oral agreements (D) Anonymous blogs 25. Language policies may reinforce: (A) Social hierarchies and power relations (B) Planetary rotations (C) Ocean salinity (D) Random genetics 26. A neutral language policy promotes: (A) Equal treatment of all languages (B) Dominance of one language (C) Elimination of dialects (D) Ban on multilingual education 27. What is “linguistic imperialism”? (A) Equal promotion of minority languages (B) Imposing a dominant language over others (C) Random dialect selection (D) Script invention for diversity 28. Language planning is considered successful when: (A) It meets the communicative and cultural needs of society (B) It eliminates all linguistic diversity (C) It avoids education sectors (D) It focuses only on written scripts 29. Which is an example of corpus planning in action? (A) Creating new scientific terms in a native language (B) Changing official court language (C) Declaring bilingual regions (D) Teaching foreign languages 30. Language policies may lead to: (A) Either language maintenance or language shift (B) Planetary alignment (C) Sea level rise (D) Forest growth 31. What is the role of linguists in language planning? (A) Provide research, standardization, and advice (B) Control agriculture (C) Manage economy (D) Predict earthquakes 32. Language policies in former colonies often: (A) Retain colonial languages for administration (B) Eliminate all language variation (C) Reject formal schooling (D) Ban foreign trade 33. Which is an example of acquisition planning? (A) Developing bilingual education programs (B) Declaring national holidays (C) Adjusting weather forecasts (D) Creating mineral maps 34. A restrictive language policy may result in: (A) Language suppression and marginalization (B) Enhanced diversity (C) Equal rights for all dialects (D) Immediate global peace 35. Language policy debates often involve: (A) National identity and minority rights (B) Space exploration only (C) Oceanic currents (D) Soil fertility 36. International language policies often encourage: (A) Preservation of endangered languages (B) Destruction of scripts (C) Monolingual domination globally (D) Randomized vocabulary 37. What is “language shift”? (A) Gradual replacement of one language by another (B) Rapid creation of new scripts (C) Equal use of all languages (D) Permanent language freezing 38. Language policy in education determines: (A) Medium of instruction (B) Ocean temperature (C) Population growth (D) Rain cycles 39. A “de facto” language policy refers to: (A) Officially written policy (B) Unofficial but practiced language norms (C) Randomized planning (D) Abolishment of language planning 40. Language policy can promote: (A) Linguistic inclusion and equity (B) Only geological balance (C) Climate change (D) Plant extinction 41. Who are the key stakeholders in language policy? (A) Governments, educators, linguists, and communities (B) Oceanographers only (C) Astronomers only (D) Farmers exclusively 42. Which planning focuses on orthography reforms? (A) Corpus planning (B) Status planning (C) Acquisition planning (D) Neutral planning 43. A multilingual education policy supports: (A) Learning in more than one language (B) Abolishing language classes (C) Eliminating scripts (D) Only foreign-language learning 44. What is “linguistic human rights” related to language policy? (A) Right to use, learn, and maintain one’s language (B) Ban on minority languages (C) Standardizing one script (D) Avoiding language diversity 45. When a government creates new terminology to replace foreign words, it is an example of: (A) Corpus planning (B) Status planning (C) Neutral policy (D) Unplanned borrowing 46. Which type of policy may reduce language discrimination? (A) Inclusive multilingual policy (B) Exclusive monolingual policy (C) Purist restrictive policy (D) Colonial heritage policy 47. Language policy can influence: (A) Cultural preservation and national identity (B) Earth’s magnetic field (C) Ocean pH levels (D) Volcano eruptions 48. What is the ultimate aim of effective language planning? (A) Facilitate communication and cultural sustainability (B) Stop natural language change (C) Eliminate dialect diversity (D) Ban script innovation 49. 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