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

1. A. Odia
2. B. Konkani
3. C. Bhojpuri
4. D. Assamese

Answer: A

Explanation

Odia is billed as the first language from the Indo-Aryan linguistic group and the case for making it a classical language was also premised on the fact that it has no resemblance to Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu.