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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who approved Hindi, Dogri and Kashmiri to become official languages of Jammu and Kashmir?
A
Government of India
B
Union Cabinet
C
PM
D
President
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dogri is one of the official languages of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. On 22 December 2003, in a major milestone for the official status of the language, Dogri was recognized as a national language of India in the Indian constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Correct Answer is Option 2, i.e. Urdu, Hindi and Kashmiri. The state’s official languages are Urdu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Name Dogra Akkhar was created by the order of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a modified version of the old Dogra Akkhar script, which in turn was a Jammu variant of the Takri script.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2020, the Parliament of India passed a bill to make Kashmiri an official language of Jammu and Kashmir along with Dogri, Hindi, Urdu and English. Kashmiri is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India.

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