Organisations and Events Dates

Doordarshan, India's national public television broadcaster, was launched on September 15, 1959. It celebrated 50 years on September 15, 2009.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi established the Central Ganga Authority in 1985 as part of the Ganga Action Plan to clean and rejuvenate the river. This was one of India's first major environmental initiatives.

Mahindra & Mahindra was incorporated in 1945 when J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra partnered with Malik Ghulam Mohammed to enter the automobile industry. This is a historical fact about the company's founding.

The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized and became a state-owned institution on January 1, 1949, under the RBI Act of 1948. Before this, it was a private bank though it had been established in 1935. 1949 is the correct year when it came under full government ownership.

The third Indo-Pak war was fought in December 1971 and resulted in the independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh. The war lasted 13 days and ended with the surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. It is a statutory body mandated to protect, promote, and defend child rights in India.

The Indian Patent Act was first enacted in 1970, replacing the colonial Patents and Designs Act of 1911. It was amended in 1999 to comply with WTO's TRIPS agreement, extending product patent protection to various sectors including pharmaceuticals.

Correct answer is (2). 

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) was launched in 2001 to provide employment opportunities and wage employment to rural poor. It was later merged with National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2006.

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was established in 1965 to promote dairy development in India. It played a key role in Operation Flood, which made India the world's largest milk producer.

The Cinema Corporation was established in Uttar Pradesh in 1975. This was a state government initiative to promote and regulate film industry and cinema culture in the state. The other dates (1951, 1956, 1971) do not correspond to this establishment.

The Health Package Project was launched in Uttar Pradesh during 1992-93. This was an important public health initiative to improve healthcare delivery. The other options are incorrect years.

The Panchayat Raj system was formally started in Uttar Pradesh in 1959, following the recommendations of the Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957) which suggested establishing three-tier Panchayat institutions for rural local self-governance. This was part of nationwide implementation after the Constitutional (73rd Amendment) was later passed in 1992. The year 1948 relates to India's independence, 1951 to the first general elections, and 1956 to states reorganization, but 1959 specifically marks UP's Panchayat Raj institutionalization.

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was granted statutory status in 1995 through an Act of Parliament, making it the official regulatory body for teacher education in India. Prior to this, it existed as a non-statutory body.

The National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Mid-Day Meal Scheme) was launched on 15th August 1995 to boost universalization of primary education and improve children's nutritional status.