Questions and Answers on Official Language Policy

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

Hindi in Devnagari Script
2. In which script is Official Language Hindi written?
Devanagari
3. On which date Part XVII of the Constitution was passed in Parliament?
14.9.1949
4. When was Official Language Act 1963 passed?
10.5.1963
5. When was Official Language Act 1963 amended ?
1967
6. What are all the three regions as classified under Official Language Rules?
A, B, C regions
7. When is 'Hindi Day' celebrated every year ?
14th September
8. According to Official Languages Rules, Andaman & Nicobar Islands fall
under which region ?
'A' region
9. Which is the only Union Territory classified under Region 'B' ?
Union Territory of Chandigarh
10. What is the Official Language of Arunachal Pradesh ?
English
11. What is the expansion for OLIC used by Dept. of Official Language?
Official Language Implementation Committee
12. How many Hindi courses are prescribed for Central Govt. employees?
Three
13. Which is the elementary Hindi course prescribed for Central Govt.
employees?
Prabodh
14. Who is the Chairman of Central Hindi Committee?
Prime Minister
15. Which Committee reviews the progress made in the propagation of Hindi
in a particular Ministry/Department?
Hindi Salahkar Samiti
16. When was Parliamentary Committee on Official Language Constituted?
January 1976
17. How many members are there in the Parliamentary Committee on Official
Language ?
30
18. How many Lok Sabha Members are there in Parliamentary Committee on
Official Language?
20
19. At present, how many Sub-Committees are there in the Parliamentary
Committee on Official Language ?
3 Sub-committees
20. What is the main duty of Official Language Implementation Committee?
To review the progressive use of Hindi
21. Who is the Chairman of the Town Official Language Implementation
Committee constituted in major cities?
Senior most Central Govt. Officer of the city
22. What is the periodicity of the meetings of Official Language
Implementation Committees?
Once in 3 months.
23. What is the periodicity of the meetings of Town Official Language
Implementation Committee?
Once in 6 months
24. Who prepares the Annual Programme on Official Language ?
Ministry of Home Affairs, Official Language Department
25. What are the Hindi courses prescribed for Central Govt. employees?
Prabodh, Praveen, Pragya
26. What is the Act passed to give legal form to the assurances given to
Non-Hindi speaking residents ?
Official Language (OL) Amended Act 1967
27. From when did the Sec 3(3) of Official Langauge Act take effect?
26 January 1965
28. With which is Official Language Act 1963 concerned ?
It is concerned with the Consititution of Parliamentary Committee on
Official Language
29. Which part of the Constitution from the Article 343-351 gives
information about Official Language?
Part XVII
30. With which is Section 7 of Official Language Act1963 connected ?
It is connected with the Optional use of Hindi or Other official Languages
in Judgements in High Courts.
31. In which state Sec 6 & 7 of Official Languages Act 1963 does not apply?
Jammu and Kashmir
32. In which states Urdu is declared as Official Language?
Andhra Pradesh and Bihar
33. Which Sub-Committee of Parliament Committee of Official Language
inspects Railway Ministry?
II Sub-Committee
34. Which is the final Hindi course prescribed for Central Govt. employees?
Pragya
35. What are all the training facilities available to a Central Govt. employee to
get trained in these Hindi courses ?
Regular, Intensive, Correspondence and Private
36. How many times Hindi examinations are conducted in a year ?
2 times
37. In what months Hindi examinations are conducted?
May and November
38. Who are eligible to be trained in the above Hindi courses ?
All the Central Govt. employees in Class III and above.
39. Who are all the employees classified under Category 'A'
Those employees whose mother tongue is Hindi or Hindustani or its
dialect.
40. Who are all the employees classified under Category 'B'?
Those employees whose mother tongue is Urdu, Punjabi, Kashmiri,
Pusto, Sindhi or other allied languages.
41. Who are all the employees classifed under Category 'C'?
Those employees whose mother tongue is Marathi, Gujrathi, Bengali,
Oriya or Assamese.
42. Who are all the employees classified under category 'D'?
Those employees who speak a South Indian Language or English.
43. From which course a category C employee required to be trained?
From Praveen
44. From which course a category D employee required to be trained?
From Prabodh
45. How many first prizes are given in a year for writing more than 10,000
words ?
Two
46. How many second prizes are given in a year for writing more than
10,000 words ?
Three
47. How many third prizes are given in a year for writing more than 10,000
words ?
Five
48. In which order name, Designation and sign boards are to be exhibited ?
1. Regional Language 2. Hindi 3. English
49. In which order forms used by Public are to be prepared ?
Trilingual form (1. Regional Language 2. Hindi 3. English)
50. In which form Rubber Stamps are to be prepared ?
Hindi English Bilingual form-one line Hindi and one line English
51. What are the celebrations conducted in connection with HIndi every
year?
Rajbhasha Utsav and Hindi Day celebrations.

52. Why is Hindi Utsav celebrated?

To create awareness amongst all employees and to motivate the employees
to work in Hindi.
53. Please state the languages included in the 8 th schedule?
54. Please mention the States coming under “B” region?
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Union Territory of Chandigarh
55. At present how many languages are enlisted in the Eighth Schedule of the
Constitution? - 22
56. In which article is the provision regarding OL policy available in Part V of
the constitution? _ Article -120
57. Name the article in which the provision of the Eighth schedule of the
constitution is available? - Article-344(1) & 351
58. Why is the OL Act 1963 passed?
To use English along with Hindi even after 1965.
59. When were Official Language rules passed? - 1976
60. How many articles are there in Part XVII of the Constitution? -9
61. Which Ministry is conducting the exams for the Central Govt. employees?
Hindi Teaching Scheme under Home Ministry.
62. In Compliance of article 344 when was the Official Language commission
formed? 1955
63. Who is the Chairman of Official Language commission? - B.G.Kher
64. Who is the Chairman of the Committee which was formed on the
recommendation of the Official Language Commission? - G.V.Panth
65. As per the constitution, who is translating the statutory rules, regulation and
orders? - Law Ministry
66. Which were the main language & Co-official language used for the Official
purposes of the union of India upto 1965?
English was the Main language & Hindi co-official language
67. Which article comes under Part VI? - Article 210.
68. Who chaired the first Railway Hindi Salahkar Committee constituted in
1977? - Shri Narayan Mishra
69. Who is the Chairman of Town Official Language Implementation
Committee (offices/Chennai) ?
General Manager/Southern Railway
70. Who was the Chairman of the Parliament Committee Official Language
constituted in the year 1976?
The then Home Minister Shri Om Mehta.

71. Which Committee on Parliament Committee Official Language prepares

the draft?
Drafting & Evidence Sub-Committee on Parliament Committee Official of
Language
72. In which year the post of Hindi Asst. was created in Railway Board in
compliance of President’s order in the year 1952?
In the General Branch of Railway Board in the year 1952.
73. In which year the Hindi translation of Railway Budget was prepared and
who was the Railway Minister?
In the year 1956, Late Lal Bahadur Shastri.
74. In which year Hindi (Parliament ) section was established in Railway
Board? -1960
75. What is the order in which station announcements are to be made?
Trilingual , (Regional ,Hindi & Englsih)
76. Who are all eligible for Personal Pay ?
On passing Pragya Examination organised by the HTS of the Central
Government or on passing the lowest prescribed exam specified for certain
categories by the Central Government.
77. What are all the States that come under Region“A” ?
Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madya Pradesh,
Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Utranchal & Andaman & Nicobar
island group.
78. What are all the States that come under Region “C” ?
Region“C” means the States and Union Territories. Other than those
referred to in Region A & B - Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Goa, Jammu, Kashmir, Assam, Nagaland,
 Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur,
Pondicherry, Diu & Daman, Dadar Nagar, Haveli & Laksadweep.
79. Who are eligible to undergo training in Hindi workshop?
All class-III and Gazetted staff who have working knowledge/proficiency
in Hindi.
80. What is the quantum of Hindi Typing work to be done by a Typist/Steno to
become eligible for Hindi incentive and allowance?
5 notes in Hindi in a day or 300 words in Hindi in a quarter.
81. What is the amount of Cash Award for passing Hindi typing
90% or more but less than 95% or marks? - Rs.400/-