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How many languages are recognised in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
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- 22
- 16
- 20
- 14
Correct Option: A
The 8th Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of India.As per Articles 344(1) and 351, it consists of the following 22 languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.