Which is the most powerful language according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI)?
Which is the most powerful language according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI)?
[A]Mandarin
[B]English
[C]French
[D]Spanish
English
English has been ranked first in the top 10 most powerful languages in the world according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI) published by World Economic Forum (WEF). It is the dominant language of three G7 nations (USA, UK and Canada). The list is followed by Mandarin, French and Spanish. An Indian language “Hindi” has been ranked 10th in the 2016 PLI. The index measures the usefulness of a language to a representative human being and is not meant to apply to any particular person with their own set of conditions, preferences and geography.