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The official language/s of India is/are _______.

A

Konkani

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English

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C

Hindi

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Both (B) and (C)

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Solution

The correct option is D Both (B) and (C)
The Constitution of India designates the official language of the Government of India as Hindi written in the Devanagari script, as well as English.
There is no national language as declared by the Constitution of India.
Hindi and English are used for official purposes such as parliamentary proceedings, judiciary, communications between the Central Government and State Government.

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Dialect is a form of a language spoken in one area which may be different from other forms of the same language. Each language has dialects which change every few kilometers.
India is a multi-lingual country. Each state follows its own language as official language. For example, Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra, while Ahirani, Wharadi, Konkani, and Malwani are its dialects. Several languages in India are spoken but do not have any script. In Karnataka, Kannada is the official language. Tulu is spoken in Karnataka but has no script. In England, English is the official language while Scottish, spoken in Scotland and Welsh spoken in Wales are dialects of English.

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