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

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Which of the following statement 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:

First option is correct. According to the Official Language Act, 1963, Hindi in Devanagari script has been declared the official language of the Union.
Second option is correct. According to the Official Language Act, 1963, English may also be used for official purposes even after 1965. English has been given the status of the ‘subsidiary official language’ of India. It was decided that either Hindi or English can be used for procedures of Parliament.
Third option is incorrect. The legislature of a state may adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the state or Hindi as the official language of that state.
Notably, the choice of the state is not limited to the languages enumerated in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
For example, Gujarat has adopted Hindi in addition to Gujarati. Similarly, Goa has adopted Marathi in addition to Konkani.
Fourth option is correct. Until Parliament provides otherwise, the following are to be in the
English language only:
(a) All proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every high court.
(b) The authoritative texts of all bills, acts, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations and bye-laws at the Central and state levels.