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Who among the following can appoint a special officer for linguistic minorities under Article 350 B of the Constitution?
Answer: A
The officer is appointed by the President.
Article 350B provides for a Special Officer for linguistic minorities, who is appointed by the President.
The Vice President, Parliament and the Prime Minister have no such power under this Article.
Article 350B was added by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956. The Special Officer investigates all matters relating to the safeguards for linguistic minorities and reports to the President, who places the reports before Parliament and sends them to the states concerned.
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