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The year in which use of English for official purpose was to end in India was ____________.
  1. 1950
  2. 1956
  3. 1965
  4. 1980

A
1956
B
1965
C
1950
D
1980
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According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in 1965. However, many nonHindi speaking States demanded that the use of English continue. In Tamil Nadu, this movement took a violent form. The Central Government responded by agreeing to continue the use of English along with Hindi for official purposes.

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