Question

In which Article are Granted Languages included in the Indian Constitution?

• A. Fifth
• B. Sixth
• C. Eighth
• D. Seventh

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Eighth

The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages. They are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The Constitutional provisions relating to the 8th Schedule are in articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution. The Government of India is under an obligation to take measures for the development of these languages.