Which of the following statements regarding the official language is incorrect ........

Indian Polity Official Language

Which of the following statements regarding the official language is incorrect?

As per the constitution Hindi written in Devanagari script is the Official Language of the country.

As per the Official Language Act, use of English for all official purposes of Union and the Parliament has been extended indefinitely.

A state can adopt more than one language as the official language of the state and this choice is limited to the languages mentioned in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution.

English is the sole official language for all the proceedings of the Supreme Court.

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Explanation:

Hindi is the official and not the National language. Official language means that it is the language for the official work of the state.
According national status to anything gives it a special status and that thing is seen as a representative of the country. Hindi though spoken by most number of people is not the majority language that can be seen as national language of India.

A state can adopt more than one language as the official language of the state and this choice is NOT limited to the languages mentioned in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution.