Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Civics ⇒ Social Justice and Diversity
Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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Context: A student from a linguistic minority wants to learn in their mother tongue at school. What right protects this student?
Describe one way in which schools can promote linguistic diversity.
Explain how language can be a source of identity for a community.
Explain the term 'official language'.
Explain why it is important to protect linguistic diversity in India.
Name any three languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Name any two languages spoken in the state of Maharashtra.
Context: A student from a linguistic minority wants to learn in their mother tongue at school. What right protects this student?
How many languages are recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution? (1) 18 (2) 22 (3) 25 (4) 14
Which Article of the Indian Constitution allows states to adopt their own official language? (1) Article 343 (2) Article 345 (3) Article 370 (4) Article 21
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of Hindi? (1) Article 343 (2) Article 370 (3) Article 21 (4) Article 29
Which Article of the Indian Constitution protects the rights of linguistic minorities? (1) Article 29 (2) Article 21 (3) Article 370 (4) Article 15
Fill in the blank: The ________ Commission was set up to recommend the reorganization of states on linguistic basis in 1953.
Fill in the blank: The ________ language is mainly spoken in the state of Assam.
Fill in the blank: The ________ language is widely spoken in the state of Kerala.
Fill in the blank: The Constitution of India gives citizens the right to preserve their ________ and script.
True or False: All states in India have the same official language.
True or False: English is an associate official language of India.
True or False: Hindi is the only official language of India.
True or False: Language rights are a part of human rights.
