The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution originally contained how many languages?

The correct answer is 14.

Explanation:

The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India. When the Indian Constitution was originally adopted in 1949 (enacted on January 26, 1950), it included 14 languages in the Eighth Schedule.

Over the years, several amendments were made to add more languages to the schedule:

1. 21st Amendment Act, 1967: Added Sindhi as the 15th language.
2. 71st Amendment Act, 1992: Added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali, taking the total to 18 languages.
3. 92nd Amendment Act, 2003: Added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali, bringing the total number of official languages in the Eighth Schedule to 22.

Therefore, while there are currently 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule, it originally contained 14 languages.