Q. The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eights Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages?

  1. Konkani
  2. Manipuri
  3. Nepali
  4. Maithili

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3

Notes:
  • The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages.
  • Sindhi was included by the 21st Amendment, enacted in 1967.
  • The Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Konkani, Meitei (officially called “Manipuri”) and Nepali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to eighteen.
  • Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithili were included in the Eighth Schedule in 2004, through the 92nd Amendment, raising the total number of languages to 22.