How many languages are currently recognized as official languages of India according to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Option C
The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution lists the official languages of the Republic of India. Originally, there were 14 languages. Through various amendments, this number has increased to 22. The languages are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, 35 Oriya (now Odia), Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.