UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CBSE relaxes 3-language policy for Classes 7, 8, 9

Question 1

Under the three-language formula as framed in the National Education Policy, 2020, at least how many of the three languages studied must be native to India?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

No such requirement is specified

Question 2

The National Education Policy, 2020 recommends that, wherever possible, the home language/mother tongue be the medium of instruction at least up to which grade?

Accepted Answer

Grade 5

Answer

Grade 3

Answer

Grade 8

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Grade 10

Question 3

Under Part XVII of the Constitution, the President is empowered to constitute a Commission on Official Language under which one of the following Articles?

Accepted Answer

Article 344

Answer

Article 343

Answer

Article 350B

Answer

Article 351

Question 4

In the context of NEP 2020 and the CBSE three-language guidelines, the term 'Bharatiya Bhasha' most precisely refers to:

Accepted Answer

Any language native to India, as distinct from a foreign language

Answer

Only Hindi in the Devanagari script

Answer

Only the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution

Answer

Only languages granted classical-language status

Question 5

How many languages were originally listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution at its commencement in 1950?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

15

Answer

18

Answer

22

Question 6

Which one of the following was the first language to be granted classical-language status by the Government of India?

Accepted Answer

Tamil

Answer

Sanskrit

Answer

Telugu

Answer

Kannada

Question 7

The CBSE relaxation allows students already enrolled under the old rule to remain exempt from the newly introduced three-language mandate. In governance, this technique of exempting pre-existing entrants from a new rule is best described as a:

Accepted Answer

Grandfather clause

Answer

Sunset clause

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Ouster clause

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Escalation clause

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CBSE relaxes 3-language policy for Classes 7, 8, 9

Q1. Under the three-language formula as framed in the National Education Policy, 2020, at least how many of the three languages studied must be native to India?

Q2. The National Education Policy, 2020 recommends that, wherever possible, the home language/mother tongue be the medium of instruction at least up to which grade?

Q3. Under Part XVII of the Constitution, the President is empowered to constitute a Commission on Official Language under which one of the following Articles?

Q4. In the context of NEP 2020 and the CBSE three-language guidelines, the term 'Bharatiya Bhasha' most precisely refers to:

Q5. How many languages were originally listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution at its commencement in 1950?

Q6. Which one of the following was the first language to be granted classical-language status by the Government of India?

Q7. The CBSE relaxation allows students already enrolled under the old rule to remain exempt from the newly introduced three-language mandate. In governance, this technique of exempting pre-existing entrants from a new rule is best described as a: