8th Schedule Language Additions: 71st Amendment

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Manipuri, Konkani, and Nepali were added to the 8th Schedule by:

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Manipuri, Konkani, and Nepali were added to the 8th Schedule by:

  1. 21st Amendment
  2. 71st Amendment Act — Correct Answer
  3. 92nd Amendment
  4. 96th Amendment
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation

The 71st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, added three languages — Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali — to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. With this, the total number of languages in the Eighth Schedule increased from 15 to 18.

Incorrect Options Analysis
  • The 21st Amendment, 1967, added Sindhi as the 15th language to the Eighth Schedule.
  • The 92nd Amendment, 2003, added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule, increasing the total number of languages to 22.
  • The 96th Amendment, 2011, substituted “Odia” for “Oriya” in the Eighth Schedule.

प्रश्न एवं उत्तर (हिंदी)

मणिपुरी, कोंकणी और नेपाली को 8वीं अनुसूची में किसके द्वारा जोड़ा गया?

  1. 21वां संशोधन
  2. 71वां संशोधन अधिनियम — सही उत्तर
  3. 92वां संशोधन
  4. 96वां संशोधन
स्पष्टीकरण:
सही उत्तर की व्याख्या

71वें संवैधानिक संशोधन अधिनियम, 1992, ने संविधान की आठवीं अनुसूची में तीन भाषाएँ — कोंकणी, मणिपुरी और नेपाली — जोड़ीं। इसके साथ, आठवीं अनुसूची में भाषाओं की कुल संख्या 15 से बढ़कर 18 हो गई।

गलत विकल्पों का विश्लेषण
  • 21वां संशोधन, 1967, ने सिंधी को आठवीं अनुसूची में 15वीं भाषा के रूप में जोड़ा।
  • 92वां संशोधन, 2003, ने आठवीं अनुसूची में बोडो, डोगरी, मैथिली और संथाली को जोड़ा, जिससे भाषाओं की कुल संख्या बढ़कर 22 हो गई।
  • 96वां संशोधन, 2011, ने आठवीं अनुसूची में "उड़िया" के स्थान पर "ओडिया" को प्रतिस्थापित किया।

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