1. Nepali, Konkani, Tulu and Santhali
  2. Santhali, Urdu, Konkani and Maithili
  3. Santhali, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Urdu
  4. Dogri, konkani, Bhojpuri and Urdu
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Option 2 : Santhali, Urdu, Konkani and Maithili

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Santhali, Urdu, Konkani and Maithili.

The 22 languages in 8th Schedule to the Constitution are:

  1. Assamese,

  2. Bengali,

  3. Gujarati,

  4. Hindi,

  5. Kannada,

  6. Kashmiri,

  7. Konkani,

  8. Malayalam,

  9. Manipuri,

10. Marathi,

11. Nepali

12. Oriya,

13. Punjabi,

14. Sanskrit,

15. Sindhi,

16. Tamil,

17. Telugu,

18. Urdu

19. Bodo,

20. Santhali,

21. Maithili and

22. Dogri

Note: Initially there were 14 languages.

  • Sindhi was added in 1967.
  • Three languages viz., Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992.
  • Later, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added in 2003.
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