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JKPSC Prelims 2023 General Studies (Paper 1)

Consider the following statements.

Statement I: The legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the state.

Statement II: The legislature of a state may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in the use of the state or Hindi as the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that state.

Which one of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?

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Correct Answer: Option A — Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
Analysis of the Statements
Statement II: Adoption of State Official Language (Correct)
Under Article 345, the Legislature of a State has the power to adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State, or Hindi, as the language to be used for official purposes. This is why different states have different official languages (e.g., Kannada in Karnataka, Marathi in Maharashtra).

Statement I: Continuance of English (Correct)
Article 345 also contains a "proviso" (a condition). It states that until the State Legislature "otherwise provides by law" (meaning, until they pass a law choosing a specific language), English shall continue to be used for the same official purposes within the State for which it was being used before the Constitution came into force.

Relationship between the two:
Statement II explains the power of the state to choose its language, while Statement I describes the "default" status (English) that remains in place unless the state exercises the power mentioned in Statement II. Thus, Statement II provides the legal context and authority that governs the condition mentioned in Statement I.
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