How many languages are presently scheduled in the Indian Constitution?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 22
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution lists the scheduled languages of India; at present there are 22. The list grew in stages:
14 languages in the original Constitution of 1950
15 after the 21st Amendment, 1967 (Sindhi)
18 after the 71st Amendment, 1992 (Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali)
22 after the 92nd Amendment, 2003 (Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali)