Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) Eighth Schedule.
• Schedule concerned: Eighth Schedule
• Total recognised languages: 22
• Languages at commencement (1950): 14
• Languages added through constitutional amendments
Information Booster:
• 21st Amendment (1967): Sindhi
• 71st Amendment (1992): Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali
• 92nd Amendment (2003): Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali
• Hindi and English are official languages
Additional Information:
• Eleventh Schedule: Panchayati Raj subjects
• Tenth Schedule: Anti-defection law
• Ninth Schedule: Land reform and protected laws