Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The recommendation for a language to receive classical status is made by the Linguistics Expert Committee.
2.Maithili, Magahi, and Tulu have recently been granted Classical Language status.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations-
Statement 1 is correct. The Linguistics Expert Committee, comprising representatives from the Union Ministries of Home and Culture and linguistic experts, recommends languages for classical status.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The recently granted classical languages are Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
Source: The Hindu
