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Which articles of Indian Constitution pertain to the provisions relating to the Official Language of the Union?
A. 342
B. 343
C. 344
D. 345
E. 346
(1) C and D only
(2) D and E only
(3) B and C only
(4) A and B only
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Article 342: This article is related to the Scheduled Tribes and has nothing to do with the official language of the Union.
Article 343: This article specifies that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the official language of the Union. It also mentions that the form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.
Article 344: This article deals with the constitution and functions of the Official Language Commission and outlines the procedure for the progressive use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Union.
Article 345: This article pertains to the official language or languages of a State, not the Union. It allows for the legislature of a State to adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State.
Article 346: This article specifies that the language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union shall be Hindi or English until the Parliament by law provides otherwise.
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