Match List I (Language) with List II (Year of inclusion in the Eighth Schedule) and choose the correct answer:

List I

i.Bodo

ii.Punjabi

iii.Sindhi

iv.Nepali

List II

a.1950

b.1967

c.1992

d.2003

Ai-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a

Bi-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

Ci-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c ✓ Correct

Di-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

Correct answer: (C) i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c

Explanation

The correct matches are Bodo in 2003, Punjabi in 1950, Sindhi in 1967 and Nepali in 1992.

Bodo pairs with 2003, added along with Dogri, Maithili and Santhali by the ninety-second amendment.

Punjabi pairs with 1950 as one of the languages present in the original Eighth Schedule.

Sindhi pairs with 1967, added by the twenty-first amendment.

Nepali pairs with 1992, added along with Konkani and Manipuri by the seventy-first amendment.

The Eighth Schedule now recognises twenty-two scheduled languages of India.

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