Consider the following statements about Sahitya academy
1. Aims to Promote literary culture in India
2. It undertakes literary activities only with respect to the 22 official languages

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A 1 only
Sahitya Akademi is an autonomous body under the ministry of Culture. The Akademi has recognised 24 Indian languages. (Besides the 22 languages enumerated in the Constitution of India, the Sahitya Akademi has recognised English and Rajasthani as languages)
It has an Advisory Board for each of the languages that suggests various programmes and publications in the concerned languages. Sahitya Akademi is the central institution in India for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country and promoting Indian literature throughout the world

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