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Organisations and Events Dates

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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

Multiple choice social science handicrafts and handlooms markets markets around us our bazaars

In which year Rythu bazaars were established in Andhra Pradesh?

  1. 1996

  2. 1997

  3. 1998

  4. 1999
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rythu bazar is a farmers' market in Andhra Pradesh state & Telangana State, India. It is run by the Government of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana for small scale farmers with small landholdings. The first market started in January 1999.

Multiple choice civics agriculture in india - i : introduction agricultural reforms indian agriculture problem and policies plantation of crops

In which year was the Green Revolution implemented in India?

  1. 1960-1962

  2. 1966-1967

  3. 1968-1969

  4. 1970-1972
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
There were two consecutive droughts in the country in the mid-1960s which resulted in a shortage of food supply and subsequent food crisis. This resulted in the import of food grains from other countries and with this was bought the Green Revolution. The new variety of HYV ( High Yielding Variety) of seeds was introduced which resulted in the boost of crop production in the country. Wheat seeds came from Mexico and that of rice came from the Philippines. These new HYV seeds were introduced along with the chemical fertilizers in the irrigated fields of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat.
Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods introduction to managerial economics theories of employment and income concept of international trade macro economic analysis

SEN Act came info effect in____.

  1. 2002

  2. 2003

  3. 2006

  4. 2007
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Education and Inspections Act 2006 – this Act extended the law on schools' power to discipline and makes parents responsible for ensuring their excluded child is not in a public place during the first five days of any exclusion.

Multiple choice zoology not for breathing not for drinking air pollution and its control air pollution - effects and control environmental issues

Low sulphur diesel has become available in India from

  1. First April 1996

  2. First April 1997

  3. First January 1997

  4. First January 1996
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Sulphur is an important fuel parameter for assessing exhaust emissions. It results in the release of particulate mater in the air. The original concentration of sulphur in diesel in India used to be about 10,000 ppm which now has been reduced to about 350 ppm. This was possible because of introduction of low sulphur diesel in India on First April in 1996.
So, the correct answer is 'First April 1996'.
Multiple choice zoology not for breathing not for drinking air pollution and its control air pollution - effects and control environmental issues

Unleaded petrol has been introduced in India with effect from 

  1. First January, 1996

  2. First April, 1995

  3. First April, 1996

  4. First January, 1997
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

From April 1995, mandatory fitment of catalytic converters in new petrol passenger cars sold in the four metros, Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai along with the supply of Unleaded Petrol (ULP) was affected. Availability of ULP was further extended to 42 major cities and it is now available throughout the country. 

So the correct answer is 'First April 1995'.

Multiple choice biology reproductive health reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems different types of reproduction

In India the family planning program officially started in

  1. 1958

  2. 1991

  3. 2000

  4. 1951
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programs at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programs called family planning were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Thus option D is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice biology reproductive health reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems different types of reproduction

Family planning programme was invented in

  1. 1981

  2. 1972

  3. 1962

  4. 1951
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

India was the first country in the world to establish a government family planning programme way back in 1951 . This programme not only benefits the parents , but also the nation's health . This programme created a awareness among the people about the use of contraceptives , avoiding forced abortions & various types of sexually transmitted diseases . 

So the correct option is '1951' .

Multiple choice biology reproductive health reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems

In India, medical termination act was enforced in

  1. 1971

  2. 1972

  3. 1951

  4. 2005
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The medical termination act of 1971 gives allows abortions only under the following conditions 

  • A risk to life of the pregnant woman 
  • A risk of grave injury to her mental or physical health 
  • If the pregnancy is caused by rape 
  • If the unborn suffers from chromosomal or genetic abnormalities 

Failure of the contraceptive used by the couple 

So the correct option is  '1971'  .

Multiple choice biology reproductive health reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems

MTP Act of 1971 was amended in

  1. 1994

  2. 1998

  3. 2002

  4. 2003
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 but with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse. Such restrictions are necessary to check indiscriminate and illegal female foeticides which are reported high till date. It was amended in 1994.

So, the correct answer is '1994'.

Multiple choice reproduction - the generating system reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems cell division in embryo development division for growth and reproduction reproductive health

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique Act was enacted in

  1. 2013

  2. 1994

  3. 2000

  4. 2014
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 is an Act of the Indian Parliament enacted in order to stop female foeticides and control the falling sex ratio in India. This act banned prenatal sex determination. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice civics expansion of democracy different forms of government government government and its forms

General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in ____________.

  1. 1970

  2. 1986

  3. 1990

  4. 1999
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five year extension.
Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The Karnataka government set up the Karnataka Pulpwood Limited in ___________.

  1. 1980

  2. 1984

  3. 1989

  4. 1990
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Karnataka Pulpwood Limited was established by the Karnataka government in 1984 to provide raw materials to the paper industry, which became a subject of controversy regarding land rights.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

When was the Disaster Management Act introduced?

  1. 2001

  2. 2005

  3. 2006

  4. 2009
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Disaster Management Act was passed on 23rd December 2005 by the Rajya Sabha. The Act provides for "the effective management of disasters and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto."