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Modern India has about how many scheduled languages?
A18
B50
C22
D179
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 22
1. Grierson counted 179 languages long ago.
2. The Constitution schedules a smaller set.
3. There are about 22.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 1, Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition._
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