Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2024 · Polity and Constitution · Question 2

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages?

  1. Konkani
  2. Manipuri
  3. Nepali
  4. Maithili.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 3

1. Konkani — Included by the 71st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 in the Eighth Schedule. Verdict: Correct.

2. Manipuri — Also added by the 71st Amendment, 1992. Verdict: Correct.

3. Nepali — Included through the 71st Amendment, 1992 as well. Verdict: Correct.

4. Maithili — Not added by the 71st Amendment; it was added later by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003. Verdict: Incorrect.

Hence, the correct set is 1, 2 and 3.

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