PGLAW 2014 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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9.

Official Language Of The Indian Unionis :

A: Hindi in Devanagari script
B: Hindi and English
C: English
D: Hindi, English and Urdu

The answer is: A

Explanation

While Hindi is one of the official languages of India, the Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages as official languages of the Union. These languages are:

1. Assamese

2. Bengali

3. Bodo

4. Dogri

5. Gujarati

6. Hindi

7. Kannada

8. Kashmiri

9. Konkani

10. Maithili

11. Malayalam

12. Manipuri

13. Marathi

14. Nepali

15. Odia

16. Punjabi

17. Sanskrit

18. Santali

19. Sindhi

20. Tamil

21. Telugu

22. Urdu

Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the most widely spoken languages in India and is the official language of the Indian government. However, it is not the only official language of India. The government of India recognizes and promotes the use of all of the above-mentioned official languages.