Question

Q. Consider the following statements pertaining to the ‘Classical’ languages in India:

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 Only
• B. 2 and 3 Only
• C. 1 and 3 Only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3 Only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The literary tradition must be original and not borrowed from another speech community.

Statement 3 is correct: Currently, there are six languages with ‘Classical’ status’ in India. ‘Odia’ was the last language to be included in the classical languages list. This was done in the year, 2014.