Multiple choice general knowledge culture

How many constitutional languages does India have?

  1. 15

  2. 18

  3. 20

  4. 22

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Constitution of India recognizes 22 official languages listed in the Eighth Schedule. This includes Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Hindi and English are used for official Union government business.