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Topic Official languages
Asked 7 times across 3 UPSC exams over 41 years (1984–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 4 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 6 years (1984–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1984 → CDS 2022 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (4 of 7) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
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)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
LDCE2025
Which of the following languages were inserted in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India by the 92nd Amendment Act ?
- Bodo
- Manipuri
- Maithili
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
CDS2022
Which one of the following languages was added to the Eighth Schedule by a Constitutional Amendment in 1967?
- A Khasi
- B Kashmiri
- C Sindhi ✓
- D Urdu
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
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