Polity
2024
Schedules of Constitution
Important Amendments

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:

A.1, 2 and 3
B.1, 2 and 4
C.1, 3 and 4
D.2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: Option A

The 71st Amendment Act, 1992 added three languages to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution: Konkani, Manipuri (Meitei), and Nepali.

The 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 further added Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, and Maithili, bringing the total number of official languages to 22.

Therefore, statement 1 (Konkani), statement 2 (Manipuri), and statement 3 (Nepali) are correct. Statement 4 (Maithili) is incorrect as it was added by the 92nd Amendment.

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.