Previous Year Question
Central Institute of Indian Languages is located at which of the following places?
Varanasi
Mysore
New Delhi
Shimla
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The headquarters of the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is located at Mysore/Mysuru, Karnataka.
The Institute was established by the Government of India on 17 July 1969 for the development and promotion of Indian languages.
It functions under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Its major areas of work include research on Indian languages, language teaching, language technology, linguistic documentation and development of teaching-learning material.
An important objective of CIIL is also to assist in the implementation of the Three-Language Formula and to strengthen national integration through India's linguistic diversity.