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Is the statement true or false?

Today SANSKRIT is no longer widely spoken, but the modern Hindi language is based on it.

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The answer is false
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Answer: False

Explanation: Not as a native language, no. Sanskrit is a dead classical language, like Latin. Indian nationalists love to spread propaganda stories about Sanskrit being still spoken in some remote villages, but that is obviously not true.

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