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UPSC 2008: Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?
(a)Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
(b)Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(c)Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act
(d)Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act
The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003 added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santali to the Eighth Schedule, raising the total recognised languages from 18 to 22. Therefore option (c) is correct; the 90th, 91st and 93rd Amendments dealt with unrelated matters. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-second_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India?utm_source=openai))
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