Which of the following languages are mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution ...........

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Which of the following languages are mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution of India?

1. Bodo

2. English

3. Nepali

4. Urdu

5. Santhali

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1, 2, 3 and 4 only

1, 3, 4 and 5 only

3, 4 and 5 only

1, 2 and 5 only

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Explanation:

• At present (2019), the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution specifies 22 languages (originally 14 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.
• English is not listed in eighth schedule.
• In terms of the Constitution provisions, there are two objectives behind the specification of the above regional languages in the Eighth Schedule:
o the members of these languages are to be given representation in the Official Language Commission; and
o the forms, style and expression of these languages are to be used for the enrichment of the Hindi language
• Hence option (b) is the correct answer.