Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights

Civics ⇒ Social Justice and Diversity

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Describe one challenge faced in implementing language rights in India.

Describe one way in which linguistic diversity is reflected in Indian society.

Describe the impact of language-based states reorganization in India.

Explain how language can be a source of identity for a community.

Explain the term 'language rights'.

Explain the term 'official language' in the context of Indian states.

Explain the three-language formula in Indian education.

Context: A student from a linguistic minority wants to study in her mother tongue at a government school. Which constitutional article supports her right? (1) Article 350A (2) Article 19 (3) Article 32 (4) Article 21A

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 deals with the promotion of Hindi? (1) Article 343 (2) Article 370 (3) Article 21 (4) Article 19

Which language family does Assamese belong to? (1) Dravidian (2) Indo-Aryan (3) Tibeto-Burman (4) Austroasiatic

Fill in the blank: The _______ language is mainly spoken in the state of West Bengal.

Fill in the blank: The _______ language is recognized as a classical language in India and is spoken mainly in Tamil Nadu.

Fill in the blank: The _______ language is spoken mainly in the state of Kerala.

Fill in the blank: The _______ Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the recognized languages.

True or False: Hindi is the only official language of India.

True or False: The Constitution of India allows for the protection and promotion of minority languages.

True or False: The Indian Parliament can amend the Eighth Schedule to add new languages.

True or False: The three-language formula in Indian schools aims to promote linguistic diversity.