Which of the following statements is correct about the Indian language policy?

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India recognises Hindi as the sole official language.

The Indian Constitution recognises Hindi as the national language.

Only Hindi or English can be used by the states as their official language.

The Indian federation is strong due to its flexible language policy.

answer is D.

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The Indian federation is strong due to its flexible language policy.
The strength of the Indian federation lies in the flexibility of its language policy. As a mark of recognition of its diversity, India does not give national language status to any of the languages. The Indian constitution lists 22 languages as "Schedule Languages," constituting the official languages. It also provides for the use of English as an official language. However, the constitution hoped to erase the use of English gradually. But this was met with rigid opposition from several states, like Tamil Nadu. Hence, English continues to be used in official matters. The states may use any of the languages in the Scheduled Languages list in their official matters.

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