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Fifth & Sixth Schedules GK Questions & Answers
Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution of India governs the special administrative architecture for Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas. The Fifth Schedule applies under Article 244(1) to designated Scheduled Areas across ten states: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh. In Fifth Schedule areas, the Governor holds extensive discretionary authority, submitting annual reports to the President and possessing the power to direct that any parliamentary or state enactment shall not apply or shall apply with modifications. Each Fifth Schedule state establishes a Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) of up to 20 members, three-fourths of whom represent Scheduled Tribes in the State Legislative Assembly. Conversely, the Sixth Schedule operates under Article 244(2) and Article 275(1) for tribal areas in four northeastern states: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (AMTM). It establishes Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) and Regional Councils endowed with legislative, executive, judicial, and taxation powers. ADCs comprise up to 30 members (26 elected via adult suffrage and 4 nominated by the Governor for a five-year tenure). In Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1997), the Supreme Court affirmed the statutory protection against alienation of tribal lands in Scheduled Areas.
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Article 244(1) and the Fifth Schedule govern Scheduled Areas across ten states, granting Governors legislative modification powers and creating Tribes Advisory Councils (TACs).
The Sixth Schedule under Article 244(2) applies strictly to tribal areas in four northeastern states: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (mnemonic: AMTM).
Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in Sixth Schedule areas possess distinct legislative, judicial, executive, and financial powers over land, forests, and customary law.
An ADC consists of up to 30 members, where 26 are directly elected by universal adult franchise and 4 are nominated by the Governor for a 5-year tenure.
In Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1997), the Supreme Court prohibited the transfer of tribal land to non-tribals or private mining entities in Scheduled Areas.
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1ID: GK-LANG-00001
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
How many official languages are currently recognized under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Verified Explanation
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution originally listed 14 languages and now includes 22 recognized languages after amendments in 1967, 1992, and 2003.
2ID: GK-LANG-00004
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act passed in 1967 added Sindhi as the 15th regional language in the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967 amended the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to include Sindhi as the 15th recognized language.
3ID: GK-LANG-00005
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which of the following languages is NOT included among the 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
Verified Explanation
English is an official language of the Union under the Official Languages Act and the official language of states like Nagaland, but it is not listed in the Eighth Schedule.
4ID: GK-LANG-00006
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act in 1992 added Konkani, Manipuri (Meitei), and Nepali to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
Verified Explanation
The 71st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 added three languages—Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali—increasing the Eighth Schedule total from 15 to 18.
5ID: GK-LANG-00007
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
How many regional languages were originally included in the Eighth Schedule when the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950?
Verified Explanation
The Eighth Schedule originally listed 14 languages in 1950. Subsequent amendments in 1967 (Sindhi), 1992 (Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali), and 2003 (Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali) raised the count to 22.
6ID: GK-LANG-00008
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act enacted in 2003 added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 incorporated Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali into the Eighth Schedule, bringing the total number of recognized languages to 22.
7ID: GK-LANG-00024
medium22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
By which Constitutional Amendment Act in 2011 was the name 'Oriya' officially substituted with 'Odia' in the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The 96th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 substituted the word 'Oriya' with 'Odia' in the Eighth Schedule, alongside renaming Orissa to Odisha via the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act.
8ID: GK-LANG-00085
medium22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
According to the 2011 Census of India, which Eighth Schedule language has the fewest number of native speakers (reported at fewer than 25,000 individuals)?
Verified Explanation
In the 2011 Census of India, Sanskrit was returned as the mother tongue of 24,821 people, the smallest number among all 22 Eighth Schedule languages.
9ID: GK-LANG-00124
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which language was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution by the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act in 1967?
Verified Explanation
Sindhi was added as the 15th language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India via the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967.
10ID: GK-LANG-00130
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 added which four languages to the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 included four languages in the Eighth Schedule: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali, raising the total count to 22.
11ID: GK-LANG-00172
hard22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which of the following Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) languages is officially recognized under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Verified Explanation
Bodo (along with Manipuri/Meitei) is a Tibeto-Burman language included in the Eighth Schedule (added via the 92nd Amendment Act in 2003).
12ID: GK-LANG-00246
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which language among the 22 Eighth Schedule languages serves as the primary official language of the state of Punjab?
Verified Explanation
Punjabi, written in the Gurmukhi script in India, is the sole official language of the state of Punjab and is one of the 22 scheduled languages recognized under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
13ID: GK-LANG-00255
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which major language of the Eighth Schedule serves as the principal official language of the state of Odisha?
Verified Explanation
Odia is the official language of Odisha and is recognized as both an Eighth Schedule language and a Classical Language of India (conferred classical status in 2014).
14ID: GK-LANG-00275
medium22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which major language of the Eighth Schedule, spoken in the Kashmir Valley, uses the traditional Perso-Arabic Nastaliq script officially while also having historical literary roots in the Sharada and Devanagari scripts?
Verified Explanation
Kashmiri (Koshur), a Dardic Indo-Aryan language included in the Eighth Schedule, is officially written in the modified Perso-Arabic script in J&K, while its earliest historical literature was written in the Sharada script.
15ID: GK-LANG-00304
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which language was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as the 15th official language by the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1967?
Verified Explanation
Sindhi was inserted as the 15th language in the Eighth Schedule through the Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967.
16ID: GK-LANG-00308
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act substituted the name 'Odia' for 'Oriya' in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
Verified Explanation
The Constitution (Ninety-sixth Amendment) Act, 2011 amended the Eighth Schedule by substituting 'Odia' for 'Oriya', in tandem with the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011.
17ID: GK-LANG-00322
hard22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
How many languages out of the current 22 Eighth Schedule languages belong to the Dravidian language family?
Verified Explanation
Exactly four languages recognized under the Eighth Schedule belong to the Dravidian family: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu (other Dravidian tongues like Tulu and Kodava are not in the Schedule).
18ID: GK-LANG-00323
hard22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
In the original text of the Indian Constitution adopted on 26 November 1949, how many languages were enumerated in the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The original Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India in 1950 listed exactly 14 languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
19ID: GK-LANG-00364
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which constitutional amendment added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
Verified Explanation
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 (enacted in 2004) added four languages—Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali—taking the total number of Eighth Schedule languages from 18 to 22.
20ID: GK-LANG-00367
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which language was substituted for 'Oriya' in the Eighth Schedule by the 96th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011?
Verified Explanation
The 96th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 modified the spelling of 'Oriya' to 'Odia' in the Eighth Schedule, along with altering the name of the state from Orissa to Odisha.
21ID: GK-LANG-00370
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
How many languages were originally listed in the Eighth Schedule when the Constitution of India came into force in 1950?
Verified Explanation
Originally, 14 languages were included in the Eighth Schedule in 1950: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
22ID: GK-LANG-00381
hard22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which committee was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2003 under the chairmanship of a former Secretary to evolve standardized criteria for inclusion of languages in the Eighth Schedule?
Verified Explanation
The Sitakant Mohapatra Committee was constituted in 2003 by the Ministry of Home Affairs to propose criteria for including more languages in the Eighth Schedule, submitting its report in 2004.
23ID: GK-LANG-00424
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which language was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution by the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1967 as the 15th official language?
Verified Explanation
Sindhi was added to the Eighth Schedule by the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967, raising the total number of recognized languages from 14 to 15.
24ID: GK-LANG-00430
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act in 2011 amended the Eighth Schedule to change the official English spelling of the language from 'Oriya' to 'Odia'?
Verified Explanation
The 96th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 substituted 'Odia' for 'Oriya' in the Eighth Schedule, alongside the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act.
25ID: GK-LANG-00485
easy22 Official Languages of Eighth Schedule
Which Constitutional Amendment Act passed in 2003 added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
Verified Explanation
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 (enacted in 2004) added four languages—Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali—bringing the total number of Eighth Schedule languages to 22.