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Sanskrit was the language of ancient . . .
A
China
B
India
C
Japan
D
Russia
E
Mongolia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India in which ever first book of the world Rigveda was compiled. The Vedas are dated by different scholars from 6500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. Sanskrit language must have evolved to its expressive capability prior to that.

Detailed explanation-2: -Currently there are six languages that enjoy the ‘Classical’ status in India: Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014). All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is believed that all the languages of the world have originated from Sanskrit somewhere. The Sanskrit language has been spoken since 5, 000 years before Christ. Sanskrit is still the official language of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sanskrit (5000 years old)-World’s Oldest Language Source Unlike Tamil, which is still a widely spoken language, Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world but fell out of common usage around 600 B.C. It is now a liturgical language-the holy languages found in the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Classical Sanskrit has its origin in the end of the Vedic period when the Upanishads were the last sacred texts to be written down, after which Panini, a descendant of Pani and a grammar and linguistic researcher, introduced the refined version of the language.

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