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Q: Which of these is not a language in India?
  • A. Sindhi
  • B. Sikh
  • C. Kannada
  • D. Konkani
Correct Answer: Option B - Article 343 (1) of the Indian Constitution clearly mentions that "the official language of the union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the union shall be the international form of Indian numerals' "There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution as follows– (1) Assamese (2) Bengali (3) Gujarati (4) Hindi (5) Kannada (6) Kashmiri (7) Konkani (8) Malayalam (9) Manipuri (10) Marathi (11) Nepali (12) Oriya (13) Punjabi (14) Sanskrit (15) Sindhi (16) Tamil (17) Telugu (18) Urdu (19) Bodo (20) Santhali (21) Maithili (22) Dogri. Of these languages 14 were initially included in the constitution, Sindhi language was added in 1967 by 21st Constitutional Amendment Act. There after three more languages Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali added in 1992 by 71st Constitutional Amendment Act. Subsequently Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added 2003 by 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act.
B. Article 343 (1) of the Indian Constitution clearly mentions that "the official language of the union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the union shall be the international form of Indian numerals' "There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution as follows– (1) Assamese (2) Bengali (3) Gujarati (4) Hindi (5) Kannada (6) Kashmiri (7) Konkani (8) Malayalam (9) Manipuri (10) Marathi (11) Nepali (12) Oriya (13) Punjabi (14) Sanskrit (15) Sindhi (16) Tamil (17) Telugu (18) Urdu (19) Bodo (20) Santhali (21) Maithili (22) Dogri. Of these languages 14 were initially included in the constitution, Sindhi language was added in 1967 by 21st Constitutional Amendment Act. There after three more languages Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali added in 1992 by 71st Constitutional Amendment Act. Subsequently Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added 2003 by 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act.

Explanations:

Article 343 (1) of the Indian Constitution clearly mentions that "the official language of the union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the union shall be the international form of Indian numerals' "There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution as follows– (1) Assamese (2) Bengali (3) Gujarati (4) Hindi (5) Kannada (6) Kashmiri (7) Konkani (8) Malayalam (9) Manipuri (10) Marathi (11) Nepali (12) Oriya (13) Punjabi (14) Sanskrit (15) Sindhi (16) Tamil (17) Telugu (18) Urdu (19) Bodo (20) Santhali (21) Maithili (22) Dogri. Of these languages 14 were initially included in the constitution, Sindhi language was added in 1967 by 21st Constitutional Amendment Act. There after three more languages Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali added in 1992 by 71st Constitutional Amendment Act. Subsequently Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added 2003 by 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act.