General Awareness
Organisations and Events Dates
1,785 Questions
Remembering the establishment years of major organizations and historical event dates is vital for competitive exams. This includes nationalization acts, budgets, and environmental laws. These questions will help you memorize important dates for your upcoming government test.
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Organisations and Events Dates Questions
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The National Literacy Mission (NLM) was indeed launched in 1988. It was a flagship program aimed at imparting functional literacy to non-literate adults aged 15-35 years, with a goal of achieving 80% literacy by the end of the 7th Five Year Plan.
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The Tara Chand Committee was appointed in 1948 to examine and recommend reforms for the university education system in independent India. It was one of the earliest post-independence education commissions.
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the flagship program for universalization of elementary education, was approved by the Government of India in the year 2000-2001. It aimed to provide useful elementary education to all children in the 6-14 age group.
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IGNOU was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 to promote distance and open learning in India. It was named after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and became a pioneer in open and distance education. The university started operations in 1987 with academic programs.
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On 26th June, 1975, internal emergency was declared during the tenure of Indira Gandhi.
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The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was launched in 2000-01 as a flagship program for universalization of elementary education. 2004 is too late, while 1998 precedes the program's actual launch.
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The Dronacharya Award was instituted in 1985 by the Government of India to recognize excellence in sports coaching. This prestigious award is named after Dronacharya from the Mahabharata, the legendary guru of archery. The other years (1974, 1956, 1999) are incorrect.
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NACAS (National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards) had been formed in India on 07.12.2006. It was formed to give consultation to central government in prescribing the accounting standards for companies. The correct option is (5), i.e. 2006.
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The Ganga Action Plan or GAP was a program launched by Rajiv Gandhi in April 1986 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river.
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The Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a distance learning national university located in IGNOU road, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985, when the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).
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Birth and Death Registration Act was passed in the year 1969.
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The 5th Economic Census was conducted in 2005. The 6th was in 2013 and the 7th in 2019. At the time this question was framed, 2005 was indeed the last Economic Census conducted.
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The in Arjun Awards were instituted the year 1961.