GK Question

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Article 120 allows business in Parliament to be transacted in Hindi or English, and members can address the House in any language included in the ______ Schedule of the Constitution.

  1. Seventh
  2. Eighth
  3. Ninth
  4. Tenth

Answer: Eighth

Article 120: Parliamentary business in Hindi/English; members may speak in any Eighth Schedule language with presiding officer's permission. Eighth Schedule originally had 14 languages; now 22. This balances national integration with linguistic diversity in legislative proceedings.

Topic Parliament - Languages
Exam Relevance Language policy question for UPSC and State PSC exams