GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -English is the official language, but a French patois is commonly spoken, and the original Carib language is evidenced in a number of place-names. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but there are also Methodists, Pentecostals, and Seventh-day Adventists.

Detailed explanation-2: -English is the official language of Dominica and is universally spoken and understood. In addition, Dominican Creole, an Antillean Creole based on French, is widely spoken. This is due to French migration to the island starting in 1690. A majority French Creole speaking population reside on the island.

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, the official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish. There are a variety of different variants of the Spanish language used all over the Dominican Republic. Dominican Spanish is the country’s most used Spanish dialect.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years’ War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an independent nation in 1978.

Detailed explanation-5: -Great Britain took possession in 1763 after the Seven Years’ War, and it gradually established English as its official language. The island gained independence as a republic in 1978.