The Official Languages - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions, UPSC Lucent

The official languages of India include:

• Marathi
• Telugu
• Gujarati

Burmese is not an official language of India. It is the official language of Myanmar.

Article 343 of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Union. It states that Hindi in the Devanagari script shall be the official language of the Union of India.

The Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages as the official languages of the Indian Union, as listed in the Eighth Schedule.

The 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 added Bodo, along with Santhali and Maithili, to the list of official languages in the Eighth Schedule.

The Eighth Schedule initially contained 14 languages, and the number has increased over time. Currently, it lists 22 official languages.

Portuguese was removed from the list of official languages in 1965 after the annexation of Goa, Daman, and Diu to India.

As per the Eighth Schedule, Mizoram has only one official language, which is Mizo.

The recognition of official languages in states cannot be changed once decided.
Explanation: States have the power to adopt one or more official languages, and they can change this recognition through the legislative process.

The 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 made English a subsidiary official language of India.

The decision to adopt Hindi as the official language of India was first implemented on January 26, 1966.

The Official Language Commission was constituted to recommend measures for the progressive use of Hindi as the official language of India.

Article 348 of the Indian Constitution permits the use of the English language for official purposes until a resolution is passed to discontinue it.

Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and is spoken by the majority of the state's population.

Manipur has English as an additional official language alongside Meitei (Manipuri).

English is recognized as the official language of the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in addition to Urdu.

Kokborok is recognised as one of the official languages of the Indian state of Tripura, alongside Bengali. It is significant for several reasons:

• It reflects the linguistic diversity of the region.
• It showcases the cultural heritage of Tripura.
• It is the traditional language of the Tripuri people.

Konkani is the official language of the state of Goa.

The Indian Constitution includes a provision for the appointment of a special officer to address the needs of linguistic minorities.

• This is covered under Article 350B.
• The officer's role is to investigate issues and safeguard the interests of these minorities.

Therefore, Correct Answer - Option C

The correct answer is Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali. 71st amendment (1992) to the Indian constitution added Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali to the Eighth schedule.

 Bodo is listed in the Eighth Schedule and uses multiple scripts, including Devanagari and Latin. Several other languages in the Eighth Schedule, such as Tamil and Telugu, also use scripts other than Devanagari. Therefore, option c is correct as it acknowledges that Bodo is one of the languages with a non-Devanagari script.
Therefore, Correct Answer - Option C