drishti Flashcards
- Who conducted the first Linguistic Survey of India (LSI), and when was it published?
Answer: The first Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) was conducted by Sir George Abraham Grierson and published in 1928.
- When was the ASHA program launched, and under which mission?
Answer: The ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) program was launched in 2005-06 under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Answer: The 1961 Census of India recorded 1,554 languages spoken in the country.
Answer: The 1961 Census of India recorded 1,554 languages spoken in the country.
- How many languages were recorded in the 1961 Census of India?
Answer: The 1961 Census of India recorded 1,554 languages spoken in the country.
- How many languages does India officially recognize, and where are they listed?
Answer: India officially recognizes 22 languages, which are listed in Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution.
- What does the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution list?
Answer: The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the official languages of India.
- What percentage of India’s population speaks one of the officially recognized languages according to the 2011 Census?
Answer: According to the 2011 Census, 97% of India’s population speaks one of the officially recognized languages.
- How many languages are currently recognized as official in the Eighth Schedule?
Answer: There are 22 languages recognized as official in the Eighth Schedule.
- Which six languages are recognized as classical languages in India?
Answer: The six classical languages are Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014).
- Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with official languages?
Answer: Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with official languages, from Articles 343 to 351.
Answer: Article 120 specifies the language to be used in Parliament.
- What does Article 210 of the Indian Constitution specify?
Answer: Article 210 specifies the language to be used in the State Legislature, similar to Article 120.
- What does Article 343 declare?
Answer: Article 343 declares Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.
- What is established under Article 344?
Answer: Article 344 establishes a Commission and Committee of Parliament on the official language.
- What does Article 345 allow states to do?
Answer: Article 345 allows the state legislature to adopt any official language for the state.
- What does Article 346 specify?
Answer: Article 346 specifies the official language for communication between states and between states and the Union.
- What is the significance of Article 347?
Answer: Article 347 allows the President to recognize any language spoken by a section of the population of a state if demanded.
- Which article protects the interests of minorities regarding language?
Answer: Article 29 protects the interests of minorities by giving them the right to preserve their distinct language, script, or culture.
- What does Article 350A direct the states to do?
Answer: Article 350A directs states to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
- What does Article 350 ensure?
Answer: Article 350 ensures that every person has the right to submit a representation for redressal of any grievance in any language used in the Union or the State.
- What is established under Article 350B?
Answer: Article 350B establishes a Special Officer for linguistic minorities, appointed by the President, to investigate matters relating to safeguards for linguistic minorities under the Constitution.