MCQs on Official Language Act 1963 (1)

1.Section 3 of Official Language Act 1963 came into force on 

(a) 26 January 1965 (b) 28 February 1965 (c) 26 January 1966(d) 26 January 1964

2. Which Section of  Official Language Act 1963 states that "Hindi" means Hindi in

Devanagari Script

(a) Section 3(a) (b) Section 2(b) (c) Section 4 (d) Section 2(c)

3. Which language can be used in addition to Hindi for official purposes of the

Union and for use in Parliament

(a) Tamil (b) Urdu (c) English (d) Sanskrit

4. Which language shall be used for the purposes of communication between the

Union and a State which has not adopted Hindi as its Official Language

(a) Urdu (b) Tamil (c) Concerned Regionl Language (d) English

5. As per Section 3 (3) of  Official Language Act 1963, both Hindi and the English
languages shall be used for-

(i) resolutions, general orders, rules, notifications, administrative or other reports or

press communiques issued or made by the Central Government

(ii) administrative and other reports and official papers laid before a House or the
Houses of Parliament;

(iii) contracts and agreements executed, and licenses, permits, notices and forms of
tender issued, by or on behalf of the Central Government 

Codes: 

(a) (i) & (ii)

(b) (ii) & (iii)
(c) (i) & (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) & (iii)
6. The Committee on Official language is constituted 

(a) by the President (b) by the Speaker of Lok Sabha

(c) by the Central Government
(d) on a resolution to that effect being moved in either House of Parliament with the
previous sanction of the President and passed by both Houses

  
7. The Committee on Official Language consist of ---------- members

(a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 20

8. The Committee on Official Language consist of ---------- members from Lok

Sabha

(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 20

9. The Committee on Official Language consist of ---------- members from Rajya

abha

(a) 10
(b) 15
(c)  5
(d) 12

10. The members of Committee on Official Language are elected respectively by

the members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of
States

(a) by nomination
(b) by voting
(c) by random selection 
(d) in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single
transferable vote
1. Which section of the Official Language Act 1963 states that after the expiration
of ten years,  there shall be constituted a Committee on Official language

(a) Section 4
(b) Section 3
(c) Section 5
(d) Section 2

2. The report of committee on official language is submitted to the 

(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(b) President
(c) Vice President
(d) Chief Justice of India

3. The provisions of section 6 and section 7 shall not apply to the State of 

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Nagaland

4. As per  section 8 (1) of the act, who can make rules for carrying out the
purposes of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

(a) President
(b) Parliament
(c) State Government
(d) Central Government

5. Which Section states that with the previous consent of the President, the

Governor of a State can authorize the use of Hindi or the official language of the
State, in addition to the English language, for the purposes of any judgement,
decree or order passed or made by the High Court for that State

(a) Section 7
(b) Section 8
(c) Section 6
(d) Section 5
6. Which Section states that  translation in Hindi published under the authority of
the President in the Official Gazette shall be deemed to be the authoritative text
thereof in Hindi

(a) Section 4 (b) Section 5 (c) Section 3 (d) Section 7

7. Which Section states that use of English language can be continued for official
purposes of the Union and in Parliament

(a) Section 2
(b) Section 4
(c) Section 3
(d) Section 5

8. The duty of the official language committee is to 

(a) to review the progress made in the use of Hindi in educational institutes
(b) to review the progress made in the use of Hindi communication 
(c) to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the official purposes of the State
Government
(d) to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the official purposes of the
Central Government

9. President shall cause the report submitted by the official language committee   

(a) to be laid before each House of Parliament

(b) to be sent to all the State Governments
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above

10. Which Section states that the President can  issue directions in accordance
with the whole or any part of that report submitted by the official language
committee

(a) Section 3(3)

(b) Section 4(4)
(c) Section 5
(d) Section 6
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