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Constitutional Provision Eighth Schedule
Asked 11 times across 5 UPSC exams over 46 years (1979–2025), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 11 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 8 years (1979–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1979 → EPFO 2020 → CDS 2022 → CISF 2024 → LDCE 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (7 of 11) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2025
Which, amongst the following, is the latest language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
- A Maithili ✓
- B Nepali
- C Konkani
- D Manipuri
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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CDS2025
Which among the following is not a language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
- A Manipuri
- B Gondi
- C Nepali
- D Dogri
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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CSE2024
The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages ?
- Konkani
- Manipuri
- Nepali
- Maithili
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- B 1, 2 and 4
- C 1, 3 and 4
- D 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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