UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Tamil got wide global recognition under Modi govt., says Vice-President
Q1. With reference to the languages accorded Classical Language status by the Union Cabinet in October 2024, consider the following:
1. Marathi
2. Maithili
3. Pali
4. Assamese
Which of the above are correctly identified as languages granted Classical Language status by that Cabinet decision?
- Marathi
- Maithili
- Pali
- Assamese
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 1, 3 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the Classical Languages of India as recognised by the Government of India:
1. Konkani has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
2. Pali has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
3. Maithili has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
4. Bengali has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- Konkani has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
- Pali has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
- Maithili has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
- Bengali has been notified as a Classical Language of India.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4 only
- D. 3 only
Q3. The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), the nodal institution for development and promotion of Classical Tamil, functions under the administrative control of which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Culture
- B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- C. Ministry of Education
- D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Q4. In which year did the Government of India first create the category 'Classical Language' and confer it on Tamil?
- A. 1999
- B. 2004
- C. 2008
- D. 2014
Q5. With reference to the October 2024 conferment of Classical Language status compared with the earlier conferments, consider the following statements:
1. The October 2024 decision raised the total number of Classical Languages of India from six to eleven.
2. Unlike Tamil, which was conferred Classical status in 2004, the October 2024 additions were considered under criteria revised by a Linguistics Experts Committee constituted under the Sahitya Akademi.
3. Whereas the earlier six Classical Languages included Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia, the October 2024 Cabinet decision added Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Maithili and Bengali.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The October 2024 decision raised the total number of Classical Languages of India from six to eleven.
- Unlike Tamil, which was conferred Classical status in 2004, the October 2024 additions were considered under criteria revised by a Linguistics Experts Committee constituted under the Sahitya Akademi.
- Whereas the earlier six Classical Languages included Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia, the October 2024 Cabinet decision added Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Maithili and Bengali.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3