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JKPSC KAS 2023 · Question 42 of 100

Consider the following statements. Statement I: The legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the state. Statement II: The legislature of a state may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use of the state or Hindi as the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that state. Which one of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?

Indian Polity

  1. ABoth Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.Correct
  2. BBoth Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
  3. CStatement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect.
  4. DStatement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct.

Answer: A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

Explanation

Both reflect Article 345: English continues for official purposes until the state legislature provides otherwise (I), and the legislature may adopt state language(s) or Hindi for official purposes (II) — the latter being the mechanism that ends the former.

Source: JKPSC KAS Prelims 2023 (Set A) via TheExamPillar

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