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Consider the following statements:

1. Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added to the Eighth Schedule by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.

2. Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Explanation: The Eighth Schedule: Languages recognized by the Article 344 and Article 351 Constitution. Originally, it had 14 Languages, but presently there are 22 languages. These are: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili (Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992; and Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003. Oriya was renamed as ‘Odia’ by the 96th Amendment Act of 2011.

By: Parvesh Mehta

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