Currently , there are eleven languages that enjoy the ‘Classical’ status in India
Tamil [ 2004 ], Sanskrit [ 2005 ] , Kannada [ 2008 ] , Telugu [ 2008 ] , Malayalam , Odia [ 2014 ] , Marathi [ 2024 ] , Prakit [ 2024 ] , Pali [ 2024 ] , Bengali [ 2024 ] , Assamese [ 2024 ]
.
National Hindi Day : 14 September
Hindi was adopted as the national language in India by the Indian constitution on September 14 , 1949 to commemorate the adoption of the Hindi as the official language of India
World Hindi Day : 10 January
World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January 10 to mark the first World Hindi Conference . The first World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on January 10 in 1975
Q How many languages enjoy the ‘Classical status in India ?
1 6
2 11
3 10
4 12
| Classical Languages | Tamil [ 2004 ] || Sanskrit [ 2005 ] || Kannada [ 2008 ] || Telugu [ 2008 ] || Malayalam || Odia [ 2014 ] || Marathi [ 2024 ] || Prakit [ 2024 ] || Pali [ 2024 ] || Bengali [ 2024 ] || Assamese [ 2024 ] |
Q Which of the following was the first language conferred with the status of Classical Language in India ?
1 Tamil
2 Sanskrit
3 Odia
4 Telugu
Q In which year did Malayalam receive the status of Classical Language?
1 2013
2 2010
3 2004
4 2008
Q Part of XVII of Indian Constitution deals with _____
1 Elections
2 Official langauge
3 Panchayat
4 Fundamental Rights
Q Part XVII of the Constitution of India deals with the official language in Articles 343 to
__.
1 349
2 356
3 351
4 352
Q The spelling Oriya was replaced by Odia by which Constitutional Amendment Act ?
1 96th Constitutional Amendment Act , 2011
2 21st Constitutional Amendment Act , 1967
3 71st Constitutional Amendment Act , 1992
4 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act , 2003
Q ‘Kui’ language is mostly spoken in which state of India ?
1 Odisha
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Karnataka
4 Kerala
Q Which schedule of Indian Constitution deals with the languages ?
1 Ninth
2 Eight
3 First
4 Second
Q By which constitutional amendment Sindhi language was included as the 15th regional language in the Eight Schedule ?
1 26th Constitutional Amendment Act , 1971
2 21st Constitutional Amendment Act , 1967
3 19th Constitutional Amendment Act , 1966
4 24th Constitutional Amendment Act , 1971
Q Which of the following was the second language to be accorded classical language status in India?
Ans A. Kannada
B. Odia
C. Sanskrit
D. Tami
Q Sanskrit was declared as a classical language in which year ?
1 2004
2 2005
3 2008
4 2014
Q Which of the following language has been given the status of classical language by central government in 2014 ?
1 Odia
2 Telugu
3 Tamil
4 Sanskrit
Q Which of these language is declared ‘classical by the Government of India ?
1 Sindhi
2 Odia
3 Bodo
4 Dogri
Q Which of the following languages is NOT recognised in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
1 Nepali
2 Sindhi
3 Bhojpuri
4 Santhali
Q Based on the information available till 26 January 1950, how many languages were included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1 18
2 15
3 14
4 22
Q As per the eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, how many languages are referred to as scheduled languages?
Ans 1. 14
2. 20
3. 22
4. 18
Q Which of the following is NOT an official language of the United Nations ?
1 English
2 Chinese
3 Japanese
4 Arabic
| Six official languages of the United Nations | Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish |
Q In which amendment to the constitution were the Bodo , Dogri , Santhali , and Maithili added to the list of recognised language ?
1 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003
2 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003
3 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act , 2018
4 101st Constitutional Amendment Act , 2016
| Sindhi | 21st Amendment Act , 1967 |
| Konkani , Manipuri and Nepali | 71st Amendment Act , 1992 |
| Bodo , Maithili , Dogri and Santhali | 92nd Amendment Act , 2003 |
Q Which of the following is the 15th language included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian
Constitution?
1 Assamese
2 Odia
3 Bengali
4 Sindhi
| Language included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian Constitution | (1) Assamese , (2) Bengali , (3) Gujarati , (4) Hindi , (5) Kannada , (6) Kashmiri , (7) Konkani , (8) Malayalam , (9) Manipuri , (10) Marathi , (11) Nepali , (12) Oriya , (13) Punjabi , (14) Sanskrit , (15) Sindhi , (16) Tamil , (17) Telugu , (18) Urdu (19) Bodo , (20) Santhali , (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri. |