2018 · Q95
Which one of the following is the correct combination of languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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- ANepali, Konkani, Tulu and Santhali
- BSanthali, Urdu, Konkani and Maithili
- CSanthali, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Urdu
- DDogri, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Urdu
Explanation
The Eighth Schedule lists 22 languages; Tulu and Bhojpuri are not among them. Option B — Santhali, Urdu, Konkani and Maithili — contains only scheduled languages (Santhali and Maithili were added by the 92nd Amendment, 2003; Konkani by the 71st, 1992). Every other option includes Tulu or Bhojpuri. Hence B.