UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Legislature Question Bank

done Official Language Total Questions - 8

• question_answer1)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Parliament of India may make any one or more of the languages in use in a State or Hindi as the official language of that State.

  2. The Official Language Act lays down that English should be used for purposes of communication between the Union and non-Hindi States.

  Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
  A)
   Only 1              done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which of the following sets of Articles of the Constitution of India contain provisions pertaining to the official language?
  A)
   Articles 347 to 353 done clear
  B)
   Articles 346 to 354 done clear
  C)
   Articles 342 to 352 done clear
  D)
   Articles 343 to 351 done clear
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• question_answer3)

  Statement I: The Supreme Court hears only those who petition or appeal in English and not in Hindi.

  Statement II: The Parliament has not made any provision for the use of Hindi in the Supreme Court.

  Codes:
  A)
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  B)
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  C)
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false. done clear
  D)
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true. done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In which of the following years, the Parliament enacted the Official Language Act?
  A)
   1963    done clear
  B)
   1965 done clear
  C)
   1957                done clear
  D)
   1955 done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Sindhi was included in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution of India by the:
  A)
   21st "Amendment Act                  done clear
  B)
   15th Amendment Act done clear
  C)
   27th Amendment Act                  done clear
  D)
   23rd Amendment Act done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which Part of the Constitution of India deals with the official language?
  A)
   Part XVI                       done clear
  B)
   Part XVII done clear
  C)
   Part XVIII                     done clear
  D)
   Part XIV done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List-I (states)		List-II (official language)
  A.	Meghalaya	1.	Hindi
  B.	Jammu & Kashmir	2.	Konkani
  C.	Jharkhand	3.	English
  D.	Goa	4.	Kashmiri
  		5.	Urdu

  Codes:
  A)
  A-1       B-4       C-2       D-3 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-5       C-1       D-2 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-1       B-5       C-2       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer8)
  In 1955, the President appointed an Official Language Commission under the chairmanship of:
  A)
   G.B. Pant                     done clear
  B)
   S.K. Dhar done clear
  C)
   B.G. Kher         done clear
  D)
   H.N. Kunzru done clear
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