Languages of India - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Consider the following statements

1. Odiya became first language from Indo-Aryan group to get classical status
2. Sanskrit was first language to be declared as classical language

Which of the above statements is/are correct?


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odiya (2014)