Which of the following languages is NOT a part of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?

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  1. Dogri
  2. Bodo
  3. Persian
  4. Santhal

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Option 3 : Persian
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The 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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