General Awareness
Organisations and Events Dates
1,912 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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1st April, 2001
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30th September, 2001
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25th September, 2001
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No scheme of such title has yet been launched.
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ten years
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twelve years
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fifteen years
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twenty years
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five years
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The Automotive Mission Plan 2006-2016 was designed to make India a global hub for automotive manufacturing within ten years.
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Indian Planning Commission was constituted in 1950. After India gained independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and the planning commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India was established. Accordingly, the Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman. Planning Commission though is a non statutory as well extra constitutional body, i.e. has been brought by an executive order.
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1976
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1972
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1974
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1956
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None of these
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Pakistan officially recognized Bangladesh as an independent country in 1974 during the OIC summit in Lahore.
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Wildlife Protection Act in India was enacted in 1972. The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 refers to a sweeping package of legislation enacted in 1972 by the Government of India. Before 1972, India only had five designated national parks.
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The Planning Commission of India was established by the Government of India on March 15, 1950, to oversee the country's economic development.
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The Reserve Bank of India was established in 1935, but it was nationalized on January 1, 1949, following the passage of the RBI (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948.
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The pilot project for the Electronic Fund Transfer system between Mumbai and Chennai was launched in 1994.
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The National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB) was established in 1985 with a vision to impart the biotechnology advantage to the much-needed thrust to Indian Agriculture.
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Mahindra & Mahindra was incorporated as Mahindra & Mohammed in 1945.
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The Indian Patents Act was enacted in 1970 to replace the earlier Indian Patents and Designs Act of 1911. It came into force in 1972, but the 1970 date is the standard reference for the Act's origin.
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12 April, 2007
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13 April, 2007
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14 April, 2007
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15 April 2007
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was the first IIT to be established in India, founded in 1951.
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The Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) was first prepared by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and came into effect in 1962, though the drafting process began earlier. 1961 is often cited as the year of preparation or submission, making it the standard answer in many historical contexts regarding the plan's inception.
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The Cooperative Credit Societies Act was passed in India in 1904, marking the formal beginning of the cooperative banking movement.