Polity Flashcards

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In which state of India it is legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife

A

Goa

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under which Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India, there by raising their number to 22

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92nd CAA

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which languages were added by 92rd CAA

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Bodo , Dongri, Maithali, Santhali

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under the scheduled tribes and other traditional forest Dwellers Act,2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both

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Gram Sabha

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5
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The Executive Power of the Union of India is

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President

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The criteria for being Classical language

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  1. High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period history over a period of 1500-2000 years
  2. A body of Ancient literature/texts which is considered a heritage by generations of speakers
    3.Knowledge texts, especially prose texts in addition to poetry, epigraphical and inscriptional evidence
    4.The classical languages and literature could be distinct from its current form or could be discontinous with later forms of its offshot
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7
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How Many languages have been declared classical so far

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11

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8
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Classical languages chronologically

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Tamil
Sanskrit
Telegu
Kannada
Malayalam
Odia
In 2024 Marathi Pali Prakrit Assamese Bengali

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16 mahajapadas

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Kasi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Surasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara, and Kamboja

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