alleryStart learning →The Language Committee decided Hindi in Devanagari would be the official language, with English continuing for how long?
AFifty years
BTen years
CFifteen years
DFive years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fifteen years
1. Hindi was termed official, not national.
2. English would continue for the first fifteen years.
3. Provinces could pick a regional language.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 15, Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era._
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