In the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which languages were added subsequently? (1) English, Sindhi, Marathi, Sanskrit (2) Sanskrit, Sindhi, Konkani, Manipuri (3) Sincihi, Konkani, Manipur, Nepali (4) Marathi, Orlya, Konkani, Nepali

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(3) Sincihi, Konkani, Manipur, Nepali Explanation: The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages. Via the 92nd constitutional amendment 2003, 4 new languages Bodo, Maithill, Dogri, and Santhali - were added to the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

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