Article 343 of the Constitution provides that the official language of the Union shall be what?

Hindi in the Devanagari scriptCorrect answerYour answerHindi and English equallyCorrect answerYour answerEnglish aloneCorrect answerYour answerAny language listed in the Eighth ScheduleCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

Article 343(1) makes Hindi in the Devanagari script the official language of the Union.
The same Article provided for English to continue in official use for fifteen years from the commencement of the Constitution.
Parliament later legislated to let English continue beyond that period, which is why it is still in use.

Worth noting

'Official language' is not the same as 'national language'. The Constitution nowhere declares a national language.

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