Official Language MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Official Language - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is 22.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India consists of the following 22 languages:
  • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

Important Points

• Scheduled languages are the languages other than the official languages of a country that have been assigned a place in the constitution of the country.
• There are 12 schedules in our constitution.

The correct answer is Urdu.

Key Points

• Uttar Pradesh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1989, which made Urdu the second official language. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
• The languages of Uttar Pradesh generally belong to two zones in the Indo-Aryan languages, Central and East. There are approximately 29 languages spoken in Uttar Pradesh. Hindi is the state's official language (Urdu is co-official), and according to census data, it is spoken by 91.32% of the population.
• However, Hindi is a wide label that covers many dialects, which may or not be considered separate languages and may or may not be fully mutually intelligible. These include Awadhi, Braj Bhasha, Bundeli, Bagheli, Kannauji, Awadhi (all of these belonging Central zone, considered to be the core of the Hindi belt), and Bhojpuri. Bhojpuri belongs to the Bihari languages of the Eastern zone, and its status as the Hindi language is subject to debate.
• Article 345 (official language or languages of a state) allows state legislatures to use “any one or more of the languages in use in the state” or Hindi for its official purposes.
• Article 347 lays down a “special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a state" and confers on the President the power to recognize a language spoken by a “substantial proportion of the population" within the state or in any part of it.
• The Eighth Schedule of our Constitution clearly states that all the languages in the list are to be considered national languages. 22 language is part of schedule eight of the Indian Constitution.

The Correct answer is Official languages.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with official languages recognized by the Constitution of India.
• It originally included 14 languages when the Constitution was adopted in 1950.
• Currently, the Eighth Schedule lists 22 languages after subsequent amendments, including Sindhi (21st Amendment), Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali (71st Amendment), Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali (92nd Amendment).
• The languages listed in the Eighth Schedule are entitled to develop and enrich their vocabulary, literature, and official use.
• This provision empowers these languages to be used for official purposes such as parliamentary proceedings, communication between states, and judiciary.
• The inclusion of languages in the Eighth Schedule reflects the linguistic diversity and cultural heritage of India.
• The schedule ensures the promotion and preservation of regional languages, contributing to national integration.

 Additional Information

• Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
  • This relates to Part IX of the Indian Constitution, which deals with Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
  • Article 243G specifies the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats to prepare plans for economic development and social justice.
  • It is not related to the Eighth Schedule.
• Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
  • This pertains to Article 31B and the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
  • Laws included in the Ninth Schedule are protected from judicial review, even if they violate fundamental rights.
  • This topic is unrelated to the Eighth Schedule.
• Forms of oaths or affirmations
  • Forms of oaths or affirmations are mentioned under Third Schedule of the Constitution.
  • It prescribes the format for oaths taken by various constitutional functionaries like the President, Vice-President, Judges, Ministers, etc.
  • It does not pertain to the Eighth Schedule.

In News

•  The Supreme Court’s 2014 judgment emphasized the organic evolution of language laws and upheld linguistic secularism, ensuring the acceptance of different linguistic aspirations in India. This comes amid debates on the language formula in the National Education Policy and concerns over the imposition of Hindi.

Key Points

• The Supreme Court, in U.P. Hindi Sahittya Sammelan vs State of U.P. (2014), observed that Indian language laws are not rigid but accommodative, promoting linguistic secularism.
  • Hence, Statement 1 is correct. 
• Article 29(1) of the Constitution protects the linguistic rights of both majority and minority communities, allowing them to preserve their language, script, and culture.
  • ​Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
• In State of Karnataka vs Associated Management of Primary & Secondary Schools, the Supreme Court ruled that Article 19 (freedom of speech and expression) includes a student’s right to choose the medium of instruction, restricting state interference in such choices.
  • ​Hence, Statement 3 is correct.

Additional Information

• The Munshi-Ayyangar formula led to Article 343, which designated Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language, not the national language. 
• Article 351 places a duty on the Union to promote Hindi but does not mandate its imposition.
• The Allahabad High Court (1982) ruled that while Hindi is promoted under Article 351, no citizen can compel an institution to impart education in a particular language.

The correct answer is 92^nd Constitution Amendment Act of 2003.

Key Points

• Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92^nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• The Sindhi language was added in the 8^th schedule by the 21^st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by the 71^st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in articles 343 to 351.

Additional Information

• 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act came in 1992 and it gave constitutional status to the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• 101^st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 applied GST throughout the country form 1 July 2017.
• 103^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 gave 10% reservation to Economically weaker section.

The correct answer is 92^nd Constitution Amendment Act of 2003.

Key Points

• Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92^nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• The Sindhi language was added in the 8^th schedule by the 21^st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by the 71^st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in articles 343 to 351.

Additional Information

• 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act came in 1992 and it gave constitutional status to the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• 101^st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 applied GST throughout the country form 1 July 2017.
• 103^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 gave 10% reservation to Economically weaker section.

The correct answer is Daman and Diu.

• Konkani is the Official Language of the Goa and the Daman and Diu.

Important Points

The languages Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added to the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

• 8^th Schedule - The eighth Schedule contains the list of 22  languages of India recognized by the Constitution.
• 1^st Schedule - 1st schedule contains a list of States & Union Territories.

• 2nd  Schedule - In the second schedule listed the emoluments for holders of constitutional offices of India.

• 73rd Constitution Amendment Act has a 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all states having a population of over 20 lakh.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Bengali.

• Kokborok is a popular Tripura language amongst tribes.
• In the state are spoken Chakma belonging to Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan families.
• Bengalis accounted for nearly 70 percent of Tripura 's population in the census of India in 2001, while the Tripuri population amounted to 30 percent.
• Hinduism is the majority religion in the state according to the 2011 census, followed by 83.40 percent of the population. Muslims make up 8.60% of the population, Christians 4.35% of the population, and Buddhists 3.41%.

The correct answer is ​Assam.

Key Points

• Bodo language is spoken mainly in Assam.
• Boro, also called Bodo, is the largest ethnolinguistic group in the Assam state of India. 
• They are spread across north-eastern India. 
• They are concentrated mainly in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, though Bodos inhabit all other districts of Assam and Meghalaya. 
• Bodos are officially identified as "Boro, Borokachari" scheduled tribe under the Constitution of India.
• Bodos speak Bodo language, which is recognised as one of twenty-two Scheduled languages of India.​

Additional Information 

• ​In May 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind attended the concluding session of the 61st Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Kachubri in Tamulpur district, Assam.
• It was a historic moment for Bodo Sahitya Sabha as no President of India has ever participated in a literary program of any language in the Northeast region.​

The correct answer is Sanskrit.

• Vande Mataram is a Sanskrit poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, which he included in his Bengali novel Anandamath in 1882.
• The poem was first sung in 1896 by Rabindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• The first two verses of the song were adopted by the Congress Working Committee as the National Song of India in October 1937 before the end of colonial rule in August 1947.
• It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in the political sense by Rabindranath Tagore at the National Congress of India in 1896.
• It was a popular marching song for political agitation and the Indian Independence Movement in 1905.

Important Points

• On 24 January 1950, the Indian Constituent Assembly adopted "Vande Mataram" as a national song.

The correct answer is 22.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India consists of the following 22 languages:
  • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

Important Points

• Scheduled languages are the languages other than the official languages of a country that have been assigned a place in the constitution of the country.
• There are 12 schedules in our constitution.

The correct answer is Nagaland.

• English is the official language of Nagaland.

Key Points

• The Official Language:
  • Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351.
  • Hindi written in Devanagari Script is to be the official language of the Union.
  • Originally there were fourteen languages in Eighth Schedule, but eight were added during amendments.
  • The first Official Language Commission was appointed in 1955 under Shri B.G. Kher as Chairman.
• Language of the State/Link Language:
  • The Legislature of a State can adopt any one or more languages used in the State or Hindi for the official purposes of that State.

Additional Information

• Konkani is the official language of Goa.
• The official languages of Puducherry are Tamil (in Puducherry and Karaikal), Telugu (in Yanam), Malayalam (in Mahe).
• Bengali and Kokborok are the official languages of Tripura.

The correct answer is Sindhi.

Key Points

• The Sindhi language was added to the list of languages in the Indian Constitution by the 21st Amendment in 1967.
• It was added to the 8th schedule by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.

Additional Information

• There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages of India from articles 343 to 351.
• Originally, only 14 languages were mentioned and later, after several amendments, the other languages were added. 
• The Sindhi language was added to the 8th schedule by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• Of all the 22 official languages the Hindi language is spoken by most of Indians.

The correct answer is Prakrit.

Key Points

• Prakrit has not been designated as a classical language by the Government of India.
• Hindi is given the status of the official language of the nation by using article 343 of the constitution.
• An independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature are the features of classical language.
• Typically dead languages are classified as classical language.
• In India, there are 6 languages that are classified as classical language.

Additional Information

• Tamil was the first language to be declared as a classical language in India in 2004.
• Malayalam was declared as a classical language in India in 2013.
• Kannada was declared as a classical language in India in 2008.
• Sanskrit was declared as a classical language in India in 2005.
• The guidelines regarding classical languages are provided by the ministry of culture.

The Correct Answer is English.

Key Points

• In 1967, the Nagaland Assembly proclaimed Indian English as the official English language of Nagaland.
• English is also the medium of Education in Nagaland.
• Other than English, Nagamese, a creole language based on Assamese, is widely spoken.

Important Points

Some important information about Nagaland is as follows:- 

• State Bird:- Blyth's Tragopan 
• State Animal:- Gayal
• National Parks:- Intanki National Park, Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary, Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary, Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary