Question

‌‌Which‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌official‌ ‌language‌ ‌of‌ ‌India?‌ ‌
A.Telugu‌ ‌
B.Hindi‌ ‌
C.English‌ ‌ ‌
D.Tamil‌ ‌ ‌

Answer 1

Hint:India is a multilingual country. There is a common feature in a multilingual country which is the official language. The official language is declared by the government of the country in order to regulate and track official language use. In India official language was adopted in the year 1949.

Complete answer:
The need for an official language for a multilingual country like India is essential since it makes the country share a common feature.
In 1949, India adopted its official language of the Union of India which is Hindi. In the year 1950, Hindi was considered as the official language of the language which has the script Devanagiri by the Constitution of India.
In 1963, the Official language act was enacted which said that English can be also used in the official communication with Hindi.
After the Independence of India, it faced an issue to have a Union language. The administration work in India was done by the language English in India for the longest time. Since Hindi was spoken by approx 40 percent of the population of India. Therefore, it was declared in the year 1950 that English will also be put to an end. This decision took place after 15 years of formation of the constitution. Official language Act 1963 allowed the use of English alongside Hindi after 1965.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:According to the article of the Indian constitution which mentions the Union government's official language is Hindi which is in Devanagari script. The use English language can be used for official purposes, this was enacted in 1963 but came into use in 1965.