CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the languages that have been stated as classical languages of India
A
Telugu, Sanskrit, Bhojpuri
B
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam & Odia
C
Rajasthani, Magadh
D
Kamuni, Banjari, Malayalam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Six languages in India namely Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia have been given the status of classical language. The first language to be accorded with that status is Tamil. Tamil was declared classical language back in 2004.

Detailed explanation-2: -22 languages are->Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014). All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

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