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1041. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Res judicata' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. मानहानि
- B. दंडादेश
- C. संस्वीकृति
- D. पूर्व-न्याय
Answer: पूर्व-न्याय
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Res judicata' corresponds to 'पूर्व-न्याय'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1042. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'पक्षद्रोही साक्षी'?
- A. Wrongful confinement
- B. Hostile witness
- C. Tribunal
- D. Judgment
Answer: Hostile witness
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Hostile witness' corresponds to 'पक्षद्रोही साक्षी'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1043. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Alibi'?
- A. प्रतिपरीक्षा
- B. न्यायिक अभिरक्षा
- C. अन्यत्र उपस्थिति
- D. सदोष अवरोध
Answer: अन्यत्र उपस्थिति
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Alibi' corresponds to 'अन्यत्र उपस्थिति'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1044. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'मृत्युकालिक कथन' corresponds to:
- A. Criminal breach of trust
- B. Anticipatory bail
- C. Dying declaration
- D. First Information Report
Answer: Dying declaration
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Dying declaration' corresponds to 'मृत्युकालिक कथन'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1045. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Evidence' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. साक्ष्य
- B. गिरफ्तारी
- C. उद्घोषित अपराधी
- D. रिष्टि
Answer: साक्ष्य
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Evidence' corresponds to 'साक्ष्य'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1046. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'दोषमुक्ति'?
- A. Kidnapping
- B. Reprieve
- C. Bailable offence
- D. Acquittal
Answer: Acquittal
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Acquittal' corresponds to 'दोषमुक्ति'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1047. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Charge sheet'?
- A. न्यायमित्र
- B. कूटरचना
- C. लघुकरण
- D. आरोप-पत्र
Answer: आरोप-पत्र
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Charge sheet' corresponds to 'आरोप-पत्र'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1048. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'सक्षम प्राधिकारी' corresponds to:
- A. Cheating
- B. Res judicata
- C. Competent authority
- D. Pardon
Answer: Competent authority
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Competent authority' corresponds to 'सक्षम प्राधिकारी'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1049. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Delegation (of powers)' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. उद्दापन
- B. पक्षद्रोही साक्षी
- C. प्रत्यायोजन
- D. आजीवन कारावास
Answer: प्रत्यायोजन
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Delegation (of powers)' corresponds to 'प्रत्यायोजन'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1050. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'आमेलन'?
- A. Absorption (in service)
- B. Simple imprisonment
- C. Conspiracy
- D. Alibi
Answer: Absorption (in service)
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Absorption (in service)' corresponds to 'आमेलन'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1051. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Retrenchment'?
- A. दुष्प्रेरण
- B. सश्रम कारावास
- C. छंटनी
- D. मृत्युकालिक कथन
Answer: छंटनी
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Retrenchment' corresponds to 'छंटनी'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1052. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'अराजपत्रित' corresponds to:
- A. Non-gazetted
- B. Fine (penalty)
- C. Presumption
- D. Evidence
Answer: Non-gazetted
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Non-gazetted' corresponds to 'अराजपत्रित'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1053. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Gazetted (officer)' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. राजपत्रित
- B. दंडादेश
- C. संस्वीकृति
- D. दोषमुक्ति
Answer: राजपत्रित
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Gazetted (officer)' corresponds to 'राजपत्रित'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1054. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'वेतन-वृद्धि'?
- A. Judgment
- B. Charge sheet
- C. Tribunal
- D. Increment
Answer: Increment
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Increment' corresponds to 'वेतन-वृद्धि'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1055. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Transfer (of an employee)'?
- A. न्यायिक अभिरक्षा
- B. स्थानांतरण
- C. सक्षम प्राधिकारी
- D. प्रतिपरीक्षा
Answer: स्थानांतरण
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Transfer (of an employee)' corresponds to 'स्थानांतरण'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1056. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'त्यागपत्र' corresponds to:
- A. First Information Report
- B. Delegation (of powers)
- C. Resignation
- D. Anticipatory bail
Answer: Resignation
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Resignation' corresponds to 'त्यागपत्र'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1057. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Compulsory retirement' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. गिरफ्तारी
- B. अनिवार्य सेवानिवृत्ति
- C. आमेलन
- D. उद्घोषित अपराधी
Answer: अनिवार्य सेवानिवृत्ति
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Compulsory retirement' corresponds to 'अनिवार्य सेवानिवृत्ति'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1058. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'बर्खास्तगी'?
- A. Retrenchment
- B. Bailable offence
- C. Reprieve
- D. Dismissal (from service)
Answer: Dismissal (from service)
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Dismissal (from service)' corresponds to 'बर्खास्तगी'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1059. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Jurisdiction'?
- A. लघुकरण
- B. न्यायमित्र
- C. अराजपत्रित
- D. क्षेत्राधिकार
Answer: क्षेत्राधिकार
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Jurisdiction' corresponds to 'क्षेत्राधिकार'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1060. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'संकल्प' corresponds to:
- A. Resolution (formal)
- B. Gazetted (officer)
- C. Res judicata
- D. Pardon
Answer: Resolution (formal)
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Resolution (formal)' corresponds to 'संकल्प'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1061. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Regulation' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. विनियम
- B. आजीवन कारावास
- C. वेतन-वृद्धि
- D. पक्षद्रोही साक्षी
Answer: विनियम
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Regulation' corresponds to 'विनियम'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1062. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'अधिनियम'?
- A. Transfer (of an employee)
- B. Act (of Parliament)
- C. Alibi
- D. Simple imprisonment
Answer: Act (of Parliament)
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Act (of Parliament)' corresponds to 'अधिनियम'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1063. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Bill (legislative)'?
- A. सश्रम कारावास
- B. त्यागपत्र
- C. विधेयक
- D. मृत्युकालिक कथन
Answer: विधेयक
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Bill (legislative)' corresponds to 'विधेयक'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1064. In translating an official Hindi document into English, 'अध्यादेश' corresponds to:
- A. Evidence
- B. Ordinance
- C. Fine (penalty)
- D. Compulsory retirement
Answer: Ordinance
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Ordinance' corresponds to 'अध्यादेश'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1065. In a bilingual RPF communication, the English term 'Gazette' should be rendered in Hindi as:
- A. बर्खास्तगी
- B. दंडादेश
- C. दोषमुक्ति
- D. राजपत्र
Answer: राजपत्र
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Gazette' corresponds to 'राजपत्र'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1066. Which English term is the official equivalent of the Hindi word 'सचिवालय'?
- A. Secretariat
- B. Judgment
- C. Charge sheet
- D. Jurisdiction
Answer: Secretariat
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Secretariat' corresponds to 'सचिवालय'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1067. Which is the standard official Hindi rendering of the English term 'Ministry'?
- A. संकल्प
- B. सक्षम प्राधिकारी
- C. मंत्रालय
- D. न्यायिक अभिरक्षा
Answer: मंत्रालय
Explanation: In the standard official glossary, 'Ministry' corresponds to 'मंत्रालय'; the other options are the Hindi/English equivalents of different terms.
1068. Which two languages are the additional official languages of the NCT of Delhi under the Delhi Official Language Act, 2000, apart from Hindi?
- A. Punjabi and Urdu
- B. Punjabi and Sindhi
- C. Bengali and Urdu
- D. Sanskrit and Urdu
Answer: Punjabi and Urdu
Explanation: Punjabi and Urdu are the additional official languages of Delhi (with English also used).
1069. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, which set of languages is official in the Union Territory?
- A. Urdu, Punjabi and English
- B. Hindi and English only
- C. Urdu and English only
- D. Urdu, Hindi, English, Kashmiri and Dogri
Answer: Urdu, Hindi, English, Kashmiri and Dogri
Explanation: The 2020 Act added Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi to the earlier Urdu and English.
1070. Kunwar Narayan (2005) and Kedarnath Singh (2013) were Jnanpith laureates in which language?
- A. Maithili
- B. Hindi
- C. Dogri
- D. Urdu
Answer: Hindi
Explanation: Both are Hindi poets honoured with the Jnanpith in the years mentioned.
1071. Which writer shared the 1999 Jnanpith Award (Hindi) with Gurdial Singh (Punjabi)?
- A. Kedarnath Singh
- B. Nirmal Verma
- C. Shrilal Shukla
- D. Kunwar Narayan
Answer: Nirmal Verma
Explanation: Nirmal Verma shared the 1999 award with Gurdial Singh.
1072. Mahadevi Verma received the Jnanpith Award in which year, for "Yama"?
- A. 1972
- B. 1982
- C. 1978
- D. 1999
Answer: 1982
Explanation: She won the 1982 Jnanpith, the first woman Hindi writer to do so.
1073. Which Hindi author won the Jnanpith Award in 1978 for "Kitni Navon Mein Kitni Baar"?
- A. Mahadevi Verma
- B. Nirmal Verma
- C. Agyeya (S. H. Vatsyayan)
- D. Kunwar Narayan
Answer: Agyeya (S. H. Vatsyayan)
Explanation: Agyeya received the 1978 Jnanpith for this poetry collection.
1074. Which Hindi poet received the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for "Urvashi"?
- A. Agyeya
- B. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- C. Maithili Sharan Gupt
- D. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Answer: Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Explanation: Dinkar won the 1972 (8th) Jnanpith for his epic poem "Urvashi".
1075. Who received the first Jnanpith Award, in 1965?
- A. Sumitranandan Pant (Hindi)
- B. Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay (Bengali)
- C. Firaq Gorakhpuri (Urdu)
- D. G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam)
Answer: G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam)
Explanation: G. Sankara Kurup won it for "Odakkuzhal"; the first Hindi winner was Pant (1968).
1076. How many languages hold Classical Language status after the October 2024 Cabinet decision?
- A. 9
- B. 11
- C. 6
- D. 13
Answer: 11
Explanation: Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia were joined by Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali, making 11.
1077. Which two languages were granted Classical Language status in 2013 and 2014 respectively?
- A. Kannada and Telugu
- B. Odia and Malayalam
- C. Marathi and Pali
- D. Malayalam and Odia
Answer: Malayalam and Odia
Explanation: Malayalam in 2013 and Odia in 2014; Kannada and Telugu had been recognised in 2008.
1078. Which was the first language to be recognised as a Classical Language after Tamil (2004)?
- A. Telugu (2008)
- B. Malayalam (2013)
- C. Sanskrit (2005)
- D. Odia (2014)
Answer: Sanskrit (2005)
Explanation: Sanskrit was declared Classical in 2005, a year after Tamil.
1079. The Eleventh World Hindi Conference, 2018, was held in:
- A. Mauritius
- B. Fiji
- C. Bhopal, India
- D. Suriname
Answer: Mauritius
Explanation: It was hosted at Port Louis, Mauritius, in August 2018.
1080. The Third World Hindi Conference, 1983, was held in:
- A. New Delhi
- B. London
- C. Port Louis
- D. Nagpur
Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: The third conference was held in New Delhi in 1983.
1081. The Second World Hindi Conference (1976) was hosted by which country?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. Trinidad and Tobago
- C. Fiji
- D. Mauritius
Answer: Mauritius
Explanation: It was held at Port Louis, Mauritius, in 1976.
1082. The first World Hindi Conference (Vishwa Hindi Sammelan), in 1975, was held at:
- A. New Delhi
- B. Nagpur
- C. Allahabad
- D. Port Louis
Answer: Nagpur
Explanation: The first conference was at Nagpur (10-14 January 1975); hence 10 January is World Hindi Day.
1083. The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, an Act-based Central University for Hindi, is located at:
- A. Agra
- B. Bhopal
- C. Lucknow
- D. Wardha
Answer: Wardha
Explanation: It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1997 at Wardha, Maharashtra.
1084. The Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, associated with Mahatma Gandhi, was founded in 1918 at:
- A. Wardha
- B. Madras (Chennai)
- C. Pune
- D. Allahabad
Answer: Madras (Chennai)
Explanation: Gandhi started it at Madras in 1918 to spread Hindi in the four southern States; the Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti followed at Wardha in 1936.
1085. Where is the Central Hindi Directorate under the Ministry of Education located, and in which year was it set up?
- A. Varanasi, 1893
- B. New Delhi, 1960
- C. Agra, 1950
- D. Wardha, 1936
Answer: New Delhi, 1960
Explanation: The Directorate (est. 1960) promotes Hindi by publishing dictionaries and running correspondence courses; its sister institution, the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, is at Agra.
1086. The first Committee of Parliament on Official Language under Section 4 of the 1963 Act was constituted in which year?
- A. 1985
- B. 1965
- C. 1976
- D. 1968
Answer: 1976
Explanation: The first Committee was constituted in 1976 with 30 members (20 from Lok Sabha, 10 from Rajya Sabha).
1087. The Department of Official Language, the nodal body for the Union's official-language policy, was set up in which year?
- A. 1950
- B. 1975
- C. 1985
- D. 1963
Answer: 1975
Explanation: It was created in 1975 as a separate department of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
1088. Under Rule 10 of the Official Language Rules, 1976, a Central Government office is notified when what proportion of its staff have acquired working knowledge of Hindi?
- A. 100 per cent
- B. 50 per cent
- C. 80 per cent
- D. 60 per cent
Answer: 80 per cent
Explanation: Rule 10(4) allows notification in the Official Gazette once 80% of staff have working knowledge; such offices come under special Hindi-use obligations.
1089. Under Rule 9 of the Official Language Rules, 1976, a person is deemed to have working knowledge of Hindi if he:
- A. Has served 5 years in a Region A office
- B. Has attended a one-day workshop
- C. Has passed matriculation (or equivalent) with Hindi as a subject, or declares such knowledge
- D. Is a native of a Hindi-speaking State
Answer: Has passed matriculation (or equivalent) with Hindi as a subject, or declares such knowledge
Explanation: Rule 9 accepts matriculation with Hindi, an equivalent examination, a notified Hindi course, or a declaration in the prescribed form.
1090. Rule 8 of the Official Language Rules, 1976 concerns which area of office work?
- A. Hindi typing tests
- B. Name boards and rubber stamps
- C. Language of Region C correspondence
- D. Language of noting and drafting on files
Answer: Language of noting and drafting on files
Explanation: Rule 8 lets an employee record noting in Hindi or English, without being asked for a translation of the other.
1091. Rule 6 of the Official Language Rules, 1976 requires that documents covered by Section 3(3) of the Act be issued in:
- A. The regional language of the office
- B. Hindi only
- C. English only
- D. Both Hindi and English
Answer: Both Hindi and English
Explanation: Rule 6 operationalises the bilingual mandate of Section 3(3): both languages must be used.
1092. Which section of the Official Languages Act, 1963 empowers the Central Government to make rules to carry out the Act's purposes?
- A. Section 8
- B. Section 3
- C. Section 5
- D. Section 7
Answer: Section 8
Explanation: Section 8 is the rule-making provision; the 1976 Rules were made under it and are laid before Parliament.
1093. Section 3(1) of the Official Languages Act, 1963 provides that, after the appointed day, English may continue to be used for:
- A. Foreign correspondence only
- B. Judicial proceedings only
- C. All official purposes of the Union where it was used before, and for business in Parliament
- D. Communication with Region C only
Answer: All official purposes of the Union where it was used before, and for business in Parliament
Explanation: Section 3(1) preserves English alongside Hindi for the purposes it served before the appointed day.
1094. Section 2(a) of the Official Languages Act, 1963 defines the "appointed day" as:
- A. 26 January 1963
- B. 26 January 1965
- C. 26 January 1950
- D. 14 September 1963
Answer: 26 January 1965
Explanation: 26 January 1965, when the 15-year period under Article 343(2) ended, is the "appointed day" for Section 3.
1095. Under Article 343(3), after the 15-year period Parliament could by law provide for the continued use of English for:
- A. Parliamentary debates only
- B. Court proceedings only
- C. All purposes without limitation, forever
- D. Such purposes as may be specified in the law
Answer: Such purposes as may be specified in the law
Explanation: Article 343(3) allowed Parliament to provide by law for English (or the Devanagari numerals) after the 15 years for specified purposes; the Official Languages Act 1963 used this power.
1096. Which Article gives religious or linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice?
- A. Article 30(1)
- B. Article 347
- C. Article 350A
- D. Article 29(1)
Answer: Article 30(1)
Explanation: Article 30(1) is the minorities' educational right; Article 29(1) protects their distinct language, script or culture.
1097. According to Article 351, the vocabulary of Hindi should draw primarily on:
- A. English
- B. Persian and Arabic
- C. Sanskrit, and secondarily on other languages
- D. Urdu and Hindustani only
Answer: Sanskrit, and secondarily on other languages
Explanation: Article 351 says Hindi should assimilate forms, style and expressions of Hindustani and other Eighth Schedule languages, drawing for vocabulary primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages.
1098. The proviso to Article 343(2) allowed the President, during the initial 15 years, to:
- A. Declare Hindi the national language
- B. Abolish English for Union purposes
- C. Add languages to the Eighth Schedule by order
- D. Authorise the use of Hindi in addition to English for any official purpose of the Union
Answer: Authorise the use of Hindi in addition to English for any official purpose of the Union
Explanation: The proviso permitted the President, by order, to authorise Hindi (and Devanagari form of numerals) alongside English during the 15-year period.
1099. Under Article 346, which language is used for communication between one State and another State, or between a State and the Union?
- A. The official language of the receiving State
- B. The official language of the Union
- C. English only
- D. The language of the sending State
Answer: The official language of the Union
Explanation: Article 346 prescribes the Union's official language, though two or more States may agree to use Hindi for their mutual communication.
1100. The 1949 Constituent Assembly compromise that accepted Hindi as official language but continued English for 15 years is popularly called the:
- A. Sapru-Rajaji formula
- B. Munshi-Ayyangar formula
- C. Tandon-Azad formula
- D. Pant-Kher formula
Answer: Munshi-Ayyangar formula
Explanation: The Munshi-Ayyangar formula (K. M. Munshi and N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar) was adopted on 14 September 1949 and became Articles 343-351.
1101. Which Amendment inserted Articles 350A and 350B (instruction in mother tongue and a Special Officer for linguistic minorities)?
- A. Twenty-first Amendment, 1967
- B. Forty-second Amendment, 1976
- C. Fifty-eighth Amendment, 1987
- D. Seventh Amendment, 1956
Answer: Seventh Amendment, 1956
Explanation: Both articles were added by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, following the States Reorganisation Commission.
1102. Articles 345, 346 and 347 together form which Chapter of Part XVII?
- A. Chapter II - Regional Languages
- B. Chapter III - Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc.
- C. Chapter IV - Special Directives
- D. Chapter I - Language of the Union
Answer: Chapter II - Regional Languages
Explanation: Chapter II is headed "Regional Languages" and covers official language of a State, inter-State communication and recognition of a language on demand.
1103. The constitutional provisions on language (Articles 343-351) are contained in which Part of the Constitution?
- A. Part XVI
- B. Part XVIII
- C. Part XV
- D. Part XVII
Answer: Part XVII
Explanation: Part XVII, titled "Official Language", has four chapters: Language of the Union, Regional Languages, Language of the Courts etc., and Special Directives.
1104. Which Eighth Schedule language immediately precedes Tamil in the present alphabetical list?
- A. Telugu
- B. Sindhi
- C. Santhali
- D. Sanskrit
Answer: Sindhi
Explanation: Sindhi is number 19 and Tamil number 20.
1105. In the present alphabetical Eighth Schedule list, which language comes immediately before Hindi?
- A. Kannada
- B. Bengali
- C. Punjabi
- D. Gujarati
Answer: Gujarati
Explanation: Gujarati is number 5 and Hindi number 6.
1106. Which language occupies serial number 18 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Santhali
- B. Malayalam
- C. Telugu
- D. Gujarati
Answer: Santhali
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 18 is Santhali.
1107. Which language occupies serial number 16 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Punjabi
- B. Sindhi
- C. Bodo
- D. Konkani
Answer: Punjabi
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 16 is Punjabi.
1108. Which language occupies serial number 15 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Santhali
- B. Kashmiri
- C. Odia
- D. Bengali
Answer: Odia
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 15 is Odia.
1109. Which language occupies serial number 14 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Nepali
- B. Sanskrit
- C. Kannada
- D. Assamese
Answer: Nepali
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 14 is Nepali.
1110. Which language occupies serial number 12 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Telugu
- B. Gujarati
- C. Odia
- D. Manipuri
Answer: Manipuri
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 12 is Manipuri.
1111. Which language occupies serial number 11 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Dogri
- B. Tamil
- C. Nepali
- D. Malayalam
Answer: Malayalam
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 11 is Malayalam.
1112. Which language occupies serial number 10 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Sindhi
- B. Maithili
- C. Marathi
- D. Bodo
Answer: Maithili
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 10 is Maithili.
1113. Which language occupies serial number 9 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Bengali
- B. Konkani
- C. Santhali
- D. Manipuri
Answer: Konkani
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 9 is Konkani.
1114. Which language occupies serial number 7 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Urdu
- B. Punjabi
- C. Maithili
- D. Kannada
Answer: Kannada
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 7 is Kannada.
1115. Which language occupies serial number 4 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Kannada
- B. Dogri
- C. Sindhi
- D. Marathi
Answer: Dogri
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 4 is Dogri.
1116. Which language occupies serial number 3 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Santhali
- B. Bodo
- C. Hindi
- D. Manipuri
Answer: Bodo
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 3 is Bodo.
1117. Which language occupies serial number 2 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Bengali
- B. Gujarati
- C. Malayalam
- D. Sanskrit
Answer: Bengali
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 2 is Bengali.
1118. Which language occupies serial number 1 in the Eighth Schedule in its present (alphabetical, 22-entry) form?
- A. Maithili
- B. Punjabi
- C. Assamese
- D. Dogri
Answer: Assamese
Explanation: In the alphabetical list since 2003, entry 1 is Assamese.
1119. As the Eighth Schedule stands after the 92nd Amendment (2003), what is the serial number of Telugu?
- A. 21
- B. 22
- C. 19
- D. 20
Answer: 21
Explanation: The 22 languages are now listed alphabetically (Assamese 1 ... Urdu 22); Telugu is number 21. Older numbering (Hindi 4, Urdu 18) belongs to the pre-2003 list.
1120. As the Eighth Schedule stands after the 92nd Amendment (2003), what is the serial number of Kashmiri?
- A. 7
- B. 8
- C. 9
- D. 10
Answer: 8
Explanation: The 22 languages are now listed alphabetically (Assamese 1 ... Urdu 22); Kashmiri is number 8. Older numbering (Hindi 4, Urdu 18) belongs to the pre-2003 list.
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