With reference to the Indian Constitution and its languages, consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution of India was formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. 2. Sanskrit and Maithili are both included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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C) Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct as the Constituent Assembly formally adopted the Constitution on November 26, 1949. Statement 2 is correct because both Sanskrit (one of the original 14 languages) and Maithili (added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 2003) are recognized in the Eighth Schedule.

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