CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Government has given nod for Centre for Classical Language in which city of Kerala? Notes: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has recently approved the establishment of a Centre for Classical Language at the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University in Tirur, Kerala.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia are the other language that have been declared as classical languages in India by the government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, there are six languages that enjoy the ‘Classical’ status in India: Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014). The first language to be given with that status was Tamil.

Detailed explanation-4: -A) Odia: This is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-5: -We have 22 languages, according to the Indian Constitution’s Eighth Schedule. The Indian Government decided in 2004 to declare Indian languages that meet specific criteria as “Classical Languages.” The Ministry of Culture offers rules that must be followed in order to be classified as a classical language in India.