Kerala PSC Facts About India - 15
Religions
137. India is the birth place of four religions- Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikh religion.
138. The religions came to Indian soil are Judaism, Zorashtrianism, Christianity and Islam.
139. The largest religion in India is Hinduism, which is one of the oldest religions in the world.
140. Sikh religion is the youngest religion in India.
Official Languages
142.Hindi is an official language of the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and the National Capital, the Territory of Delhi.
143.Bengali is the official language of West Bengal, Tripura and certain other parts of the North-east.
144.Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra.
145.Punjabi is the official language of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,Haryana, and the National Capital, the Territory of Delhi.
146.Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat.
147.Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
148.Malayalam is the official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep.
149.Kannada is the official language of Karnataka.
150.Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
151.Oriya is the official language of Orissa;Oriya is spoken also in parts of West Bengal, Chattishgarh and Jharakhand.
152.Assamese is the official language of Assam; it is spoken widely in many of the seven northeastern states.
153.English is the co-official language of the Indian Union, and each of the several states mentioned above may also have another coofficial language.
154.The government of India has included 22 languages in the 8th Schedule”.
155.When the Constitution was brought into effect (1950), the number of languages in 8th Schedule was 14.
156.Sindhi was added through 21st amendment in 1967.
157.Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added through 71st amendment in 1992.
158.Bodo,Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added through 92nd amendment in 2003.
159.For cultural/historical reasons Sanskrit is on the official schedule, though only 14 thousand people claim it to be their language, but many more study it in school as the classical language of India.
160.In January 2010, Sanskrit was given the status of second official language in Uttarakhand.
137. India is the birth place of four religions- Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikh religion.
138. The religions came to Indian soil are Judaism, Zorashtrianism, Christianity and Islam.
139. The largest religion in India is Hinduism, which is one of the oldest religions in the world.
140. Sikh religion is the youngest religion in India.
Official Languages
142.Hindi is an official language of the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and the National Capital, the Territory of Delhi.
143.Bengali is the official language of West Bengal, Tripura and certain other parts of the North-east.
144.Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra.
145.Punjabi is the official language of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,Haryana, and the National Capital, the Territory of Delhi.
146.Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat.
147.Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
148.Malayalam is the official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep.
150.Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
151.Oriya is the official language of Orissa;Oriya is spoken also in parts of West Bengal, Chattishgarh and Jharakhand.
152.Assamese is the official language of Assam; it is spoken widely in many of the seven northeastern states.
153.English is the co-official language of the Indian Union, and each of the several states mentioned above may also have another coofficial language.
154.The government of India has included 22 languages in the 8th Schedule”.
155.When the Constitution was brought into effect (1950), the number of languages in 8th Schedule was 14.
156.Sindhi was added through 21st amendment in 1967.
157.Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added through 71st amendment in 1992.
158.Bodo,Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added through 92nd amendment in 2003.
159.For cultural/historical reasons Sanskrit is on the official schedule, though only 14 thousand people claim it to be their language, but many more study it in school as the classical language of India.
160.In January 2010, Sanskrit was given the status of second official language in Uttarakhand.
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