The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution includes _______ languages.
22
Eighth Schedule Languages
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution specifically lists the languages that are recognized by the Republic of India. Initially, it contained 14 languages but has been amended over time.
Currently, the Eighth Schedule recognizes a total of 22 languages. These languages are often referred to as the scheduled languages of India.
The Eighth Schedule currently includes:
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Bodo
- Dogri
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Maithili
- Malayalam
- Manipuri
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Odia
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Santali
- Sindhi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
Therefore, the correct number of languages included in the Eighth Schedule is 22.
Important Questions from Polity
A person who advocates separation of the state from religious institutions is called a ______.
The right of a person, party or nation to stop a certain decision or law is called ________
As on 2018, which is the world’s largest political party in terms of primary membership?
The Finance Commission in India is constituted by the _______ under article 280 of the Constitution.
In the central government budget, the annual financial statement shows:
