Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following languages is NOT a part of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 3, i.e. Persian.
- The list of official languages recognized by the Constitution is mentioned under schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution.
- The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages.
| Language | Spoken in Indian State of | Year of Recognition | Amendment Act |
| Assamese | Assam | 1950 | Incorporated with the enactment of the Indian Constitution. |
| Bengali | West Bengal | 1950 | |
| Gujarati | Gujarat | 1950 | |
| Hindi | North India | 1950 | |
| Kashmiri | Jammu & Kashmir | 1950 | |
| Kannada | Karnataka | 1950 | |
| Malayalam | Kerala | 1950 | |
| Marathi | Maharashtra | 1950 | |
| Odia | Odisha | 1950 | |
| Punjabi | Punjab | 1950 | |
| Sanskrit | Uttarakhand | 1950 | |
| Tamil | Tamil Nadu | 1950 | |
| Telugu | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | 1950 | |
| Urdu | Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh | 1950 | |
| Sindhi | Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh | 1967 | The Sindhi language was added to the Eighth Schedule of the constitution through the 21st Constitutional Amendment, 1967. |
| Konkani | Goa | 1992 | Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali languages were added to the eighth Schedule of the constitution through 71st Constitutional Amendment, 1992. |
| Manipuri | Manipur | 1992 | |
| Nepali | Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh | 1992 | |
| Bodo | Assam and Meghalaya | 2003 | Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali languages added to the Eighth Schedule of the constitution through the 92nd Constitutional Amendment, 2003. |
| Dogri | Jammu and Himachal Pradesh | 2003 | |
| Maithili | Bihar and Jharkhand | 2003 | |
| Santhali | West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha | 2003 |
- Official Language of the Union: Article 343(1) of the Constitution provides that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the official language of the Union.
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