The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages? 1. Konkani 2. Manipuri 3. Nepali 4. Maithili Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 2 and 4
C1, 3 and 4
D2, 3 and 4
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A. The 71st Constitutional Amendment 1992 included Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali in the Eighth Schedule.
The Eighth Schedule lists languages recognised by the Constitution. The 71st Amendment Act 1992 added three languages:
(1) Konkani: CORRECT, added by the 71st Amendment.
(2) Manipuri (Meitei): CORRECT, added by the 71st Amendment.
(3) Nepali: CORRECT, added by the 71st Amendment.
So statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
Statement 4 is WRONG. Maithili was NOT added by the 71st Amendment. It was added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act 2003, along with Bodo, Dogri and Santali.
The Eighth Schedule currently contains 22 languages.
Source: 71st Amendment Act 1992 / 92nd Amendment Act 2003 / NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work.
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