6. Official Language Policy 100 MCQ

100 mcq:

1. What is the Official Language of the Union of India?

answer: Hindi in Devanagari Script

2. On which date was Part XVII of the Constitution passed in Parliament?

answer: 14 September 1949

3. When was the Official Languages Act, 1963 passed?

answer: 10 May 1963

4. When was the Official Languages Act, 1963 amended?

answer: 1967

5. What are the three regions classified under the Official Languages Rules, 1976?

answer: Regions A, B, and C

6. When is 'Hindi Day' celebrated every year?

answer: 14 September

7. According to Official Languages Rules, Andaman & Nicobar Islands come under which region?

answer: Region 'A'

8. What are the places classified under Region ‘B’?

answer: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Union Territories of Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

9. What is the Official Language of Arunachal Pradesh?

answer: English

10. What is the Act passed to give legal form to the assurances given to Non-Hindi speaking people?

answer: Official Languages Act (Amended), 1967

11. From when did Section 3(3) of the Official Languages Act take effect?

answer: 26 January 1965

12. With what is Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 concerned?

answer: It is concerned with the constitution of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.

13. In which part of the Constitution are the Articles 343–351, which give information about the Official Language available?

answer: Part 17 (XVII)

14. With what is Section 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 connected?

answer: It is concerned with the optional use of Hindi or other Official Languages in judgments in High Courts.

15. Sections 6 & 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 do not apply in which State?

answer: Jammu & Kashmir

16. Communication between one Ministry or Department of the Central Government and another may be in which language as per Section 4(a) of the Official Languages Rules, 1976?

answer: In Hindi or in English

17. At present, how many languages are enlisted in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution?

answer: 22

18. Please write the languages available in the Eighth Schedule.

answer: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri,

Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani,

Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Maithili,

Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,

Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, 

Tamil, Telugu, Urdu

19. Where does provision exist for notifying an Office?

answer: Under Rule 10(4) of the Official Language Rules, 1976

20. In which article is the provision regarding Official Language policy available in Part 5 of the Constitution?

answer: Article 120

21. Name the article in which the provisions regarding the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution are available.

answer: Articles 344(1) & 351

22. Why was the Official Languages Act, 1963 passed?

answer: To provide for the use of English along with Hindi even after 1965

23. When were the Official Language Rules passed?

answer: 1976

24. How many Articles are there in Part XVII of the Constitution?

answer: 9

25. In compliance with Article 344, when was the Official Language Commission formed?

answer: In the year 1955

26. Who was the first Chairman of the Official Language Commission?

answer: B.G. Kher

27. Who was the first Chairman of the Committee formed on the recommendation of the Official Language Commission?

answer: G.B. Pant

28. As per the Constitution, who translates the statutory rules, regulations, and orders?

answer: Law Ministry

29. Till 1965, which language was the main Official Language and which was the co-official language for the Union of India?

answer: English was the main official language and Hindi the co-official language

30. Which article comes under Part 6 of the Constitution?

answer: Article 210

31. Who chaired the first Railway Hindi Salahkar Committee constituted in 1973?

answer: Shri Lalit Narayan Mishra

32. Who was the Chairman of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language constituted in 1976?

answer: Then Home Minister Shri Om Mehta

33. Which Committee of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language prepares the draft report?

answer: Drafting & Evidence Sub-Committee

34. In which year was the post of Hindi Assistant created in Railway Board in compliance with the President’s order?

answer: In the year 1952

35. When was the Hindi translation of the Railway Budget first prepared, and who was the Railway Minister at that time?

answer: In the year 1956, Lal Bahadur Shastri

36. In which year was the Hindi (Parliament) section established in Railway Board?

answer: 1960

37. What are all the States that come under Region “A”?

answer: Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

38. What are the States that come under Region “C”?

answer: States and UTs other than Region A & B – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Goa, J&K, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Pondicherry

39. Which Sub-Committee of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language inspects Railway Ministry?

answer: Second Sub-Committee

40. What is the scheme implemented by Railway Board for encouraging the individual work done in Hindi?

answer: Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme

41. What is the Award amount for passing Prabodh, Praveen & Pragya Examinations?

•Prabodh:

₹1600 (≥70 marks).

₹800 (60–69).

₹400 (55–59).

•Praveen:

₹1800 (≥70).

₹1200 (60–69).

₹600 (55–59)

•Pragya:

₹2400 (≥70).

₹1600 (60–69).

₹800 (55–59).

42. What is the expansion for OLIC used by Dept. of Official Language?

answer: Official Language Implementation Committee

43. What is the Award amount for getting 70% and above in Parangat examination?

answer: ₹10,000

44. Which is the elementary Hindi course prescribed for Central Govt. employees?

answer: Prabodh

45. Who is the Chairman of the Central Hindi Committee?

answer: Prime Minister

46. Which Committee reviews the progress made in the propagation of Hindi in a particular Ministry/Department?

answer: Hindi Salahkar Samiti

47. When was the present Committee of Parliament on Official Language constituted?

answer: January 1976

48. How many members are there in the Committee of Parliament on Official Language?

answer: 30

49. How many Lok Sabha Members are there in the Committee of Parliament on Official Language?

answer: 20

50. At present how many Sub-Committees are there in the Committee of Parliament on Official Language?

answer: 3 Sub-Committees

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51. What is the main duty of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language?

answer: To review the progressive use of Hindi

52. Who is the Chairman of the Town Official Language Implementation Committee constituted in major cities?

answer: Senior most Central Govt. Officer of the city

53. What is the periodicity of the meetings of Official Language Implementation Committees?

answer: Once in 3 months

54. What is the periodicity of the meetings of Town Official Language Implementation Committees?

answer: Once in 6 months

55. Who prepares the Annual Programme on Official Language?

answer: Ministry of Home Affairs

56. What are the Hindi courses prescribed for Central Govt. employees?

answer: Prabodh, Praveen, Pragya, and Parangat

57. What is the award amount for getting 55% to 59% in Parangat examination?

answer: ₹4000

58. What training facilities are available to a Central Govt. employee to get trained in the Hindi Courses?

answer: Regular, Intensive, Correspondence, and Private

59. How many times are the Regular Hindi examinations conducted in a year?

answer: 2 times

60. In which months are the Regular Hindi examinations conducted?

answer: May and November

61. Who are eligible to be trained in Hindi courses?

answer: All Central Govt. Officers/Employees in Class III and above

62. Who are the employees classified under Category ‘A’?

answer: Those whose mother tongue is Hindi or Hindustani or its dialect

63. Who are the employees classified under Category ‘B’?

answer: Those whose mother tongue is Urdu, Punjabi, Kashmiri & Pushto or other allied languages

64. Who are the employees classified under Category ‘C’?

answer: Those whose mother tongue is Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati

65. Who are the employees classified under Category ‘D’?

answer: Those who speak a South Indian language or English

66. From which course is a Category ‘C’ employee required to be trained?

answer: Praveen

67. From which course is a Category ‘D’ employee required to be trained?

answer: Prabodh

68. What is the lumpsum award for passing Pragya?

answer: ₹2400

69. How many officers/employees are awarded every year from Southern Railway under the Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme?

answer: 8

70. What is the cash award amount for the first prize under the Collective Cash Award Scheme?

answer: ₹1500

71. What is the cash award amount for the second prize under the Collective Cash Award Scheme?

answer: ₹1200

72. What is the cash award amount for the third prize under the Collective Cash Award Scheme?

answer: ₹800

73. How many first prizes are given in a unit in a year for writing more than 10,000 words?

answer: 2

74. How many second prizes are given in a unit in a year for writing more than 10,000 words?

answer: 3

75. How many third prizes are given in a unit in a year for writing more than 10,000 words?

answer: 5

76. In which order are the Name, Designation, and Sign boards to be exhibited?

answer: 1. Regional Language 2. Hindi 3. English

77. In which order are the forms used by the public to be prepared?

answer: Trilingual (Regional, Hindi, and English)

78. In what manner should Rubber Stamps be prepared?

answer: Hindi-English bilingual form – One line Hindi and one line English

79. What is the lumpsum award for passing Prabodh & Praveen by private study?

•Prabodh: ₹1600

•Praveen: ₹1500

80. What is the lumpsum award for passing Hindi typewriting examination by private study?

answer: ₹1600

81. What is the foreign language included in the Eighth Schedule?

answer: Nepali

82. Who is the Chairman of the Divisional Official Language Implementation Committee?

answer: Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)

83. Which Ministry/Office conducts Hindi exams for Central Govt. employees?

answer: Hindi Teaching Scheme under Ministry of Home Affairs

84. Who is eligible for lumpsum award?

answer: Employees who pass Hindi exams by private efforts

85. Who is the Chairman of Town Official Language Implementation Committee (Offices)/Chennai?

answer: General Manager, Southern Railway

86. In which order are the station announcements made?

answer: Trilingual (Regional, Hindi, and English)

87. What is the annual target prescribed for writing noting in Hindi for Region ‘C’?

answer: 30%

88. How should the Roof and Panel Boards of a train be displayed?

answer: Trilingual (Regional, Hindi, and English)

89. Who are eligible for Personal Pay?

answer: Those who pass the Pragya exam or the lowest prescribed exam with the specified percentage under the scheme by the Central Government

90. What is the honorarium amount given to OLIC Clerks?

answer: ₹600

91. Who are eligible to undergo training in Hindi conversation course?

answer: All open line staff (including Class-IV) who directly interact with the public

92. What is the award amount under the Individual Cash Award (ICA) Scheme?

answer: ₹3000

93. What is the duration of the Hindi conversation course?

answer: 30 hours

94. Who are eligible to undergo training in Hindi workshop?

answer: All Class-III staff and Gazetted officers with working knowledge/proficiency in Hindi

95. What is the cash award for passing Hindi typing with 95% or more but less than 97% marks?

answer: ₹1600

96. What is the quantum of Hindi typing work required to be eligible for Hindi incentive and allowance?

answer: 5 notes per day or 300 notes per quarter in Hindi

97. What is the cash award for passing Hindi typing with 90% or more but less than 95% marks?

answer: ₹800

98. What is the award amount for passing Hindi stenography with 95% or more marks?

answer: ₹2400

99. What is the honorarium given to a part-time Hindi librarian?

answer: ₹1000 per month

100. What are the lumpsum awards given for passing Hindi typing & Hindi stenography?

Hindi Typing: ₹1600

Hindi Stenography: ₹3000