Organisations and Events Dates

  The Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) was established on 1 July 1948.

Option (5) is the correct answer. 

2009 was designated as the 'Year of India in Russia' and 'Year of Russia in India', celebrating the deep cultural and diplomatic ties between the two nations. This bilateral initiative featured cultural exchanges, business delegations, and special events in both countries.

The Indian fiscal year runs from April 1st to March 31st, following the colonial accounting period. This calendar allows for agricultural cycle considerations and tax assessment timing. March 31st is the year-end, while January 1st and March 1st are not fiscal year start dates in India.

Indian Railways declared 2003-04 as the Customer's Satisfaction Year to emphasize passenger service improvements, focusing on punctuality, cleanliness, and overall passenger experience enhancement initiatives.

The practice of RBI lending to the government through ad hoc treasury bills (a source of automatic monetization of fiscal deficit) was discontinued in 1997 as part of fiscal discipline and financial sector reforms.

India introduced ballot papers for the first time in the 1962 General Election. Before this, elections were conducted using other methods. The 1962 election marked a significant step in standardizing the electoral process with official printed ballot papers across the country.

The Press Trust of India (PTI), India's first news agency, was established in 1947 soon after independence. It was created to provide an independent news gathering service for Indian newspapers, replacing the British-dominated Associated Press of India. PTI began operations on August 27, 1947.

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were first used in India in 1999 for selected constituencies in certain state elections. Their full-scale nationwide implementation came later. The 1999 introduction marked India's transition to electronic voting.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. It was initially privately owned before nationalization in 1949. 1947 is Indian independence, 1949 is when India became a Republic, and 1952 is irrelevant to RBI's founding.

Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect tigers from becoming extinct.

Lara Datta (now Lara Dutta) won the Miss Universe title in 2000, representing India. She was crowned at the age of 22 and became the second Indian woman to win this prestigious beauty pageant after Sushmita Sen.

The Planning Commission was established in March 1950 through a Cabinet resolution, shortly after India's independence. It was created to formulate India's Five-Year Plans and oversee economic development. The year 1950 is historically accurate as it aligns with the early nation-building period after the Constitution came into effect.

Correct option is (3).

Correct option is (4).