{"id":2525,"date":"2025-05-03T03:52:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2025-05-03T03:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:22:31","slug":"q-which-one-of-the-following-was-given-classical-language-status-recently-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-one-of-the-following-was-given-classical-language-status-recently-2015","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?\u00a0{2015}"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Odia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Konkani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bhojpuri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assamese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(a) Odia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6815197aa0d53\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2024, Union Cabinet has approved\u00a0<strong>5 more Classical Language<\/strong>\u00a0status to\u00a0<strong>Marathi\u00a0<\/strong>(Maharashtra),\u00a0<strong>Pali and Prakrit<\/strong>\u00a0(Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh),\u00a0<strong>Assamese<\/strong>\u00a0(Assam) and\u00a0<strong>Bengali<\/strong>\u00a0(West Bengal) languages.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earlier, There was\u00a0<strong>six languages<\/strong>\u00a0that enjoy the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Classical\u2019 status in India:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and\u00a0<strong>Odia (2014).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All the Classical Languages are\u00a0<strong>listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Ministry of Culture<\/strong>\u00a0provides the guidelines regarding Classical languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guidelines for declaring a language as \u2018Classical\u2019 are:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High antiquity of its early texts\/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A body of ancient literature\/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once a language is notified as a Classical language,\u00a0<strong>the Human Resource and Development Ministry provides certain benefits to promote it:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two major annual international awards for scholars of eminence in classical Indian languages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Centre of Excellence for studies in Classical Languages is set up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University Grants Commission is requested to create, to start with at least in the Central Universities, a certain number of Professional Chairs for the Classical Languages so declared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criteria-for-declaring-a-language-as-classical-1024x402.png\" alt=\"Criteria for declaring a language as classical \" class=\"wp-image-51710\" style=\"width:794px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; 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