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The correct answer is 22.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India consists of the following 22 languages:
  • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

Important Points

• Scheduled languages are the languages other than the official languages of a country that have been assigned a place in the constitution of the country.
• There are 12 schedules in our constitution.

✅ Answer: 3) Justice K. Balakrishnan Nair
Key Points

• Justice K. Balakrishnan Nair, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, was appointed as the first Chairman of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT).
• KAT started functioning from 22 December 2011.

Important Points 

• The Kerala Administrative Tribunal was established under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, in line with Article 323A of the Indian Constitution.
• It adjudicates service matters related to the Kerala state government employees.
• The head office is located at Thiruvananthapuram, with additional benches at Kochi and Kozhikode.

Additional Information

• The tribunal was formed to reduce the workload of the Kerala High Court in service-related litigations.
• It has the same powers as a civil court and follows procedures similar to that of courts.
• Appeals against KAT decisions lie directly with the High Court of Kerala.

✅ Answer: 2) 22 December 2011
Key PointsThe Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) started functioning on 22nd December 2011.

It was established under Article 323A of the Indian Constitution and the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

KAT deals with service matters related to employees of the State Government of Kerala.

Important PointsThe headquarters of KAT is in Thiruvananthapuram, with additional benches in Kochi and Kozhikode.

It is a quasi-judicial body that helps reduce the burden of service-related cases from the Kerala High Court.

KAT hears cases such as:

Appointments

Transfers

Promotions

Disciplinary actions involving state government employees

The correct answer is Urdu.

Key Points

• Uttar Pradesh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 1989, which made Urdu the second official language. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
• The languages of Uttar Pradesh generally belong to two zones in the Indo-Aryan languages, Central and East. There are approximately 29 languages spoken in Uttar Pradesh. Hindi is the state's official language (Urdu is co-official), and according to census data, it is spoken by 91.32% of the population.
• However, Hindi is a wide label that covers many dialects, which may or not be considered separate languages and may or may not be fully mutually intelligible. These include Awadhi, Braj Bhasha, Bundeli, Bagheli, Kannauji, Awadhi (all of these belonging Central zone, considered to be the core of the Hindi belt), and Bhojpuri. Bhojpuri belongs to the Bihari languages of the Eastern zone, and its status as the Hindi language is subject to debate.
• Article 345 (official language or languages of a state) allows state legislatures to use “any one or more of the languages in use in the state” or Hindi for its official purposes.
• Article 347 lays down a “special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a state" and confers on the President the power to recognize a language spoken by a “substantial proportion of the population" within the state or in any part of it.
• The Eighth Schedule of our Constitution clearly states that all the languages in the list are to be considered national languages. 22 language is part of schedule eight of the Indian Constitution.

The correct answer is 'Section 7 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013'

Key Points

• Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Expert Group:
  • The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is a critical process under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It evaluates the impact of proposed land acquisition on affected individuals, communities, and the environment.
  • Section 7 of the Act mandates that the SIA report must be reviewed by an independent multi-disciplinary Expert Group.
  • The Expert Group is responsible for assessing the validity of the SIA findings, ensuring that the assessment is unbiased, and recommending whether the acquisition serves a public purpose while minimizing adverse impacts.
  • The role of the Expert Group ensures transparency and fairness in the decision-making process, protecting the rights of affected communities.

Additional Information

• Overview of Incorrect Options:
  • Section 5:
    • Section 5 relates to the publication of the preliminary notification for land acquisition and does not address the evaluation of the SIA report.
    • It deals with giving affected parties an opportunity to raise objections to the acquisition.
  • Section 9:
    • Section 9 concerns the issuance of the public notice regarding the intent to take possession of land and invite claims for compensation. It is not related to the SIA review process.
  • Section 6:
    • Section 6 pertains to the preparation of a declaration after considering objections under Section 5. It is not relevant to the evaluation of the SIA report by an Expert Group.
• Importance of Section 7:
  • Section 7 ensures that the SIA report undergoes independent scrutiny to safeguard the interests of affected individuals and communities.
  • This section emphasizes the importance of a fair and transparent process in land acquisition, balancing development needs with social justice.

The correct answer is 92^nd Constitution Amendment Act of 2003.

Key Points

• Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92^nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• The Sindhi language was added in the 8^th schedule by the 21^st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by the 71^st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages in articles 343 to 351.

Additional Information

• 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act came in 1992 and it gave constitutional status to the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• 101^st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 applied GST throughout the country form 1 July 2017.
• 103^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 gave 10% reservation to Economically weaker section.

The correct answer is Daman and Diu.

• Konkani is the Official Language of the Goa and the Daman and Diu.

Important Points

The languages Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added to the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

• 8^th Schedule - The eighth Schedule contains the list of 22  languages of India recognized by the Constitution.
• 1^st Schedule - 1st schedule contains a list of States & Union Territories.

• 2nd  Schedule - In the second schedule listed the emoluments for holders of constitutional offices of India.

• 73rd Constitution Amendment Act has a 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all states having a population of over 20 lakh.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Bengali.

• Kokborok is a popular Tripura language amongst tribes.
• In the state are spoken Chakma belonging to Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan families.
• Bengalis accounted for nearly 70 percent of Tripura 's population in the census of India in 2001, while the Tripuri population amounted to 30 percent.
• Hinduism is the majority religion in the state according to the 2011 census, followed by 83.40 percent of the population. Muslims make up 8.60% of the population, Christians 4.35% of the population, and Buddhists 3.41%.

The correct answer is ​Assam.

Key Points

• Bodo language is spoken mainly in Assam.
• Boro, also called Bodo, is the largest ethnolinguistic group in the Assam state of India. 
• They are spread across north-eastern India. 
• They are concentrated mainly in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, though Bodos inhabit all other districts of Assam and Meghalaya. 
• Bodos are officially identified as "Boro, Borokachari" scheduled tribe under the Constitution of India.
• Bodos speak Bodo language, which is recognised as one of twenty-two Scheduled languages of India.​

Additional Information 

• ​In May 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind attended the concluding session of the 61st Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Kachubri in Tamulpur district, Assam.
• It was a historic moment for Bodo Sahitya Sabha as no President of India has ever participated in a literary program of any language in the Northeast region.​

The correct answer is Sanskrit.

• Vande Mataram is a Sanskrit poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1870s, which he included in his Bengali novel Anandamath in 1882.
• The poem was first sung in 1896 by Rabindranath Tagore.

Key Points

• The first two verses of the song were adopted by the Congress Working Committee as the National Song of India in October 1937 before the end of colonial rule in August 1947.
• It played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in the political sense by Rabindranath Tagore at the National Congress of India in 1896.
• It was a popular marching song for political agitation and the Indian Independence Movement in 1905.

Important Points

• On 24 January 1950, the Indian Constituent Assembly adopted "Vande Mataram" as a national song.

The correct answer is 22.

Key Points

• The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India consists of the following 22 languages:
  • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

Important Points

• Scheduled languages are the languages other than the official languages of a country that have been assigned a place in the constitution of the country.
• There are 12 schedules in our constitution.

The correct answer is Nagaland.

• English is the official language of Nagaland.

Key Points

• The Official Language:
  • Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351.
  • Hindi written in Devanagari Script is to be the official language of the Union.
  • Originally there were fourteen languages in Eighth Schedule, but eight were added during amendments.
  • The first Official Language Commission was appointed in 1955 under Shri B.G. Kher as Chairman.
• Language of the State/Link Language:
  • The Legislature of a State can adopt any one or more languages used in the State or Hindi for the official purposes of that State.

Additional Information

• Konkani is the official language of Goa.
• The official languages of Puducherry are Tamil (in Puducherry and Karaikal), Telugu (in Yanam), Malayalam (in Mahe).
• Bengali and Kokborok are the official languages of Tripura.

The correct answer is Sindhi.

Key Points

• The Sindhi language was added to the list of languages in the Indian Constitution by the 21st Amendment in 1967.
• It was added to the 8th schedule by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.

Additional Information

• There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages of India from articles 343 to 351.
• Originally, only 14 languages were mentioned and later, after several amendments, the other languages were added. 
• The Sindhi language was added to the 8th schedule by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.
• Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• Of all the 22 official languages the Hindi language is spoken by most of Indians.

The correct answer is Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

Key Points

• Pinaki Chandra Ghose became the first Lokpal of India.
  • Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty is currently the Lokpal of India.
  • He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
  • On 28 May 2022,Shri Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty was appointed as the acting Chairperson of the Lokpal after the superannuation of the first Lokpal chairperson Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

Important Points

• A Lokpal is an anti-corruption authority or body of ombudsman who represents the public interest in the Republic of India.
• The Lokpal has jurisdiction over the central government to inquire into allegations of corruption against its public functionaries and for matters connected to corruption.
• The Lokpal is responsible for enquiring into corruption charges at the national level while the Lokayukta performs the same function at the state level.
• The Lokpal consists of a Chairperson and eight members. Four of the judicial members have been former Chief Justices of different High Courts and the four non-judicial members have been from All India Services/Central Services.

The correct answer is Prakrit.

Key Points

• Prakrit has not been designated as a classical language by the Government of India.
• Hindi is given the status of the official language of the nation by using article 343 of the constitution.
• An independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature are the features of classical language.
• Typically dead languages are classified as classical language.
• In India, there are 6 languages that are classified as classical language.

Additional Information

• Tamil was the first language to be declared as a classical language in India in 2004.
• Malayalam was declared as a classical language in India in 2013.
• Kannada was declared as a classical language in India in 2008.
• Sanskrit was declared as a classical language in India in 2005.
• The guidelines regarding classical languages are provided by the ministry of culture.