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71st Amendment - Eighth Schedule Languages

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Question

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1.

    Konkani

  2. 2.

    Manipuri

  3. 3.

    Nepali

  4. 4.

    Maithili

Options

a

1, 2 and 3

Answer
b

1, 2 and 4

c

1, 3 and 4

d

2, 3 and 4

Explanation

The 71st Amendment (1992) added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali to the Eighth Schedule. Maithili, along with Bodo, Dogri, and Santhali, was added later by the 92nd Amendment Act in 2003.

Mnemonic for the 71st Amendment languages: "KMN" or "NaMaK" (Nepali, Manipuri, Konkani).

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q72

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Polity: Schedules & Special Provisions

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Constitution Schedule VIII

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