polity medium true/false

The Official Languages Act, 1963 allows English to continue for official purposes of the Union indefinitely.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The Official Languages Act, 1963 (amended in 1967) allows English to continue indefinitely for: (1) Official purposes of the Union, (2) Parliamentary proceedings, (3) Central-State and inter-State communication, (4) Competitive exams. This was a pragmatic solution to linguistic diversity, balancing Hindi promotion with administrative continuity.

Topic Official Language
Exam Relevance Language policy question for SSC and UPSC; tests constitutional pragmatism in official language implementation

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