Central Institute of Indian Languages is located at which of the following places?

The correct answer is B) Mysore. The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is headquartered in Mysuru, Karnataka. It was set up in 1969 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education to promote the study, development and teaching of Indian languages. Since 2014 the city's official name is Mysuru, so you may see the older spelling in some sources.

Why the others are wrong:

• Varanasi: Home to Banaras Hindu University and Kashi Vidyapith, but not CIIL.
• New Delhi: The Central Hindi Directorate, which works on Hindi promotion, is based here. Do not confuse it with CIIL, which is a separate body in Mysuru.
• Shimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located here, which is a research institute and not a language body.

The concept sits within language policy and cultural institutions under the Ministry of Education. For Mains, it links to the constitutional provisions on languages in the Eighth Schedule and the government's efforts to promote Indian languages.

Trap: Aspirants often pick Delhi because most central bodies are there. Remember that CIIL is in the south, and the Central Hindi Directorate is the Delhi-based language institution.