Question

Which of the following languages mainly spoken in the Jammu region is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1. Bodo
2. Gojri
3. Dogri
4. Sindhi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dogri

The correct answer is Dogri.

• Dogri is the major language of Jammu and Kashmir after Kashmiri.

• The 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution gives the list of official languages of India.
• When these languages were added to the constitution it meant that they will be represented on the Official Languages Commission.
• It is the responsibility of the government so that these languages grow rapidly and become an effective means of communication.
• It includes 22 languages among which English has not been added to it.
• These languages are adopted as official languages by most of the states.