Identify the characteristics of Official Hindi, its constitutional status, the year Maithili was recognized, and the constitutional part for language provisions.

Here are the solutions to the questions:

17. कार्यालयी हिन्दी की विशेषता है -
(What is the characteristic of Official Hindi?)
(A) काव्यमयी भाषा (Poetic language)
(B) अलंकृत भाषा (Ornate language)
(C) सरल और स्पष्ट भाषा (Simple and clear language)
(D) इनमें से कोई नहीं (None of these)

Official Hindi is used for administrative and governmental purposes, requiring it to be easy to understand and unambiguous.
The correct option is (C).

• C) सरल और स्पष्ट भाषा

18. संविधान में हिन्दी को मान्यता मिली है -
(Hindi has been recognized in the Constitution as -)
(A) राजभाषा के रूप में (As Official Language)
(B) लोकभाषा के रूप में (As Folk Language)
(C) राष्ट्रभाषा के रूप में (As National Language)
(D) इनमें से कोई नहीं (None of these)

The Indian Constitution designates Hindi as the Official Language of the Union.
The correct option is (A).

• A) राजभाषा के रूप में

19. मैथिली भाषा को संविधान में कब मान्यता मिली ?
(When was Maithili language recognized in the Constitution?)
(A) 2002
(B) 2003
(C) 2004
(D) 2005

Maithili was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution by the 92nd Amendment Act.
The correct option is (B).

• B) 2003

20. भाषा सम्बन्धी प्रावधान संविधान के किस भाग में है ?
(In which part of the Constitution are the provisions related to language?)
(A) भाग 17 (Part 17)
(B) भाग 18 (Part 18)
(C) भाग 19 (Part 19)
(D) भाग 20 (Part 20)

The provisions related to Official Language are contained in Part XVII of the Indian Constitution.
The correct option is (A).

• A) भाग 17