Question: Recently ‘Hindi Day’ was celebrated throughout the country. When did the Constitution makers declare Hindi as the official language of the Union?
(a) September 14th, 1959
(b) September 14th, 1949
(c) September 14th, 1952
(d) September 14th, 1948
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- Every year Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September.
- On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly in one voice decided that Hindi will be the official language of India.
- From the year 1953, 14th September is observed Hindi Diwas across the country.
- Under Article 343 of Indian Constitution, in addition to English, Hindi written in Devanagari script has been recognized as the official language.
- It is noteworthy that Mahatma Gandhi had termed Hindi as the language of the masses.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170766
http://ddnews.gov.in/national/nation-celebrated-hindi-diwas
https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8