Organisations and Events Dates

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.

1991

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.

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.

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).

Birth and Death Registration Act was passed in the year 1969.

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.

The in Arjun Awards were instituted the year 1961.

Emergency was declared in India on June 25, 1975, by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It lasted for 21 months until March 1977. 1975 is thus the correct year. The other years (1985, 1984, 1979) are unrelated to this significant political event.

The Planning Commission was established in March 1950 through a Government of India resolution. It was created to oversee the country's five-year economic development plans.

In 1991, devalue of rupee by 10 million was done.

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was enacted in 1958 to deal with insurgency in India's northeast, specifically Nagaland. It gives special powers to armed forces in 'disturbed areas'. Tripura was one of the northeastern states where AFSPA was applied before being gradually lifted. The other options (1962, 1978, 1984, 1992) are incorrect as AFSPA predates all these dates.

All India Radio (AIR) was under direct Central Government control until it became an autonomous corporation on 15 September 1997. This date marks a significant shift in India's broadcasting history from government-controlled to public sector broadcasting.

When FM channels were launched on 15 August 1993, private parties like Radio Star, Times FM, and Radio Midday were allotted time slots. This marked the beginning of private radio broadcasting in India. The other options list stations that either didn't exist then or weren't the original private players.

J. Jayalalithaa (note the question appears to have a typo combining Jayaram with Jayalalithaa), the Indian actress and politician, was born on February 24, 1948. Option A is correct. Options B (1960), C (1965), and D (1969) are all incorrect.