Article 346: Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union

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1. 1. States P and Q agree that Hindi should be the official language for communication between them. The language authorised for the official purposes of the Union is otherwise the official language for communication between States. Under Article 346:

   A.Hindi may be used for communication between P and QB.Hindi may be used only if the President so directs under Article 347C.P and Q must use the language authorised for the Union unless Parliament by law provides otherwiseD.Hindi may be used between them only with the previous sanction of the President
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2. 2. Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 345, until the Legislature of a State otherwise provides by law, Hindi shall be used for those official purposes within the State for which it was used before the commencement of the Constitution. 2. Under the proviso to Article 346, two or more States may agree that Hindi shall be the official language for communication between them. 3. Under Article 347, on a demand being made, the President may direct that a language spoken by a substantial proportion of the population of a State be officially recognised throughout that State or any part of it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.2 and 3 onlyB.1, 2 and 3C.1 and 2 onlyD.3 only
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