UPSC Prelims 2008·GS1·polity-and-governance·constitution

Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

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  1. AConstitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
  2. BConstitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
  3. CConstitution (Ninety-second Amendment) ActCorrect
  4. DConstitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act

Explanation

The correct answer is C. The Constitution Ninety-second Amendment Act, 2003, added four languages to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. These four languages are Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali.

Before this amendment, there were 18 languages in the Eighth Schedule. With the addition of these four, the total number of officially recognized languages rose to 22.

To provide context on the other options: The 90th Amendment dealt with the representation of the Bodo Territorial Council in the Assam Legislative Assembly. The 91st Amendment dealt with the size of the Council of Ministers and anti-defection laws. The 93rd Amendment enabled the provision of reservations for socially and educationally backward classes in private unaided educational institutions.

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