UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ol Chiki Script
Q1. The year 2025 marked the completion of how many years since Pandit Raghunath Murmu devised the Ol Chiki script?
- A. 90 years
- B. 100 years
- C. 92 years
- D. 75 years
Q2. In which year did Pandit Raghunath Murmu devise the Ol Chiki script for the Santhali language?
- A. 1925
- B. 1932
- C. 1905
- D. 1941
Q3. The decadal enumeration of Santhali speakers (about 7.3 million in the 2011 count) is carried out by which of the following bodies?
- A. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C. Ministry of Culture
- D. NITI Aayog
Q4. With reference to Santhali and the Munda group of languages, consider the following statements:
1. Santhali is the largest of the Munda (Austroasiatic) languages by number of speakers.
2. Santhali is the only Munda language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
3. Every Munda language, including Ho and Mundari, has been granted a place in the Eighth Schedule.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Santhali is the largest of the Munda (Austroasiatic) languages by number of speakers.
- Santhali is the only Munda language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
- Every Munda language, including Ho and Mundari, has been granted a place in the Eighth Schedule.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q5. In the constitutional context, the term 'scheduled languages' most precisely refers to which one of the following?
- A. Languages listed in the Eighth Schedule which the Union is obliged to promote and develop
- B. The two official languages of the Union, namely Hindi and English
- C. Languages granted 'classical language' status by the Ministry of Culture
- D. Languages permitted as the medium of instruction in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Q6. Following the addition of Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, how many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule?
Q7. With reference to the structural features of the Ol Chiki script, consider the following:
1. It is a true alphabet rather than an abugida.
2. It is written from left to right.
3. Its Unicode block is U+1C50–U+1C7F.
4. It is written from right to left, like Arabic.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- It is a true alphabet rather than an abugida.
- It is written from left to right.
- Its Unicode block is U+1C50–U+1C7F.
- It is written from right to left, like Arabic.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 1 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q8. The Ol Chiki script comprises how many letters?
Q9. With reference to the Centenary Celebrations of the Ol Chiki script, consider the following:
1. They were inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu.
2. They were organised by the Ministry of Culture.
3. A ₹100 commemorative coin was released to mark the occasion.
4. The inaugural function of 16 February 2026 was held at Kolkata.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- They were inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu.
- They were organised by the Ministry of Culture.
- A ₹100 commemorative coin was released to mark the occasion.
- The inaugural function of 16 February 2026 was held at Kolkata.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q10. The ₹100 coin released for the Ol Chiki centenary is a 'commemorative coin'. This term is best defined as which one of the following?
- A. A coin issued to honour a person or event, which is legal tender but minted chiefly for commemoration rather than routine circulation
- B. A coin whose intrinsic metal value exceeds its face value, traded as bullion
- C. A demonetised coin that is no longer legal tender
- D. A foreign coin accepted for exchange by the Reserve Bank of India
Q11. With reference to the release of the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, consider the following statements:
1. It was published by the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.
2. It was released by President Droupadi Murmu.
3. It is printed in the Ol Chiki script.
4. It was the first occasion on which the Constitution of India had ever been translated from English into any Indian language.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It was published by the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.
- It was released by President Droupadi Murmu.
- It is printed in the Ol Chiki script.
- It was the first occasion on which the Constitution of India had ever been translated from English into any Indian language.
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 4 only
Q12. Consider the following identifications of indigenous Indian scripts:
1. Ol Chiki — Santali language.
2. Warang Citi — Ho language.
3. Meetei Mayek — Manipuri (Meitei) language.
4. Ol Chiki — created by Lako Bodra.
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Ol Chiki — Santali language.
- Warang Citi — Ho language.
- Meetei Mayek — Manipuri (Meitei) language.
- Ol Chiki — created by Lako Bodra.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 4 only