Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?

1. A

   Odia

   Odia was granted classical language status in 2014, the most recent such decision at the time of this paper. This option is the official key.

2. B

   Konkani

   Konkani is in the Eighth Schedule but was not given classical status. This option is not the key.

3. C

   Bhojpuri

   Bhojpuri is not an Eighth Schedule language and was not a classical language. This option is therefore wrong.

4. D

   Assamese

   Assamese is an Eighth Schedule language; it did not have classical status in 2015 (that came much later). This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (a) Odia. In 2014 the Union accorded classical status to Odia, after Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. Konkani, Bhojpuri and Assamese were not in that 2014 classical list. ‘Recently’ in a 2015 paper points to Odia. Only (a) matches.