Organisations and Events Dates

Rahul Dravid, the legendary Indian batsman and former captain, was born on January 11, 1973. This is straightforward factual recall of a famous cricketer's birth date. The other options either have the wrong year (1974) or wrong month (June).

Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian captain and 'Prince of Kolkata', was born on July 8, 1972. Option A has the right month but wrong year, while B and D have incorrect months or years.

MS Dhoni, India's World Cup-winning captain, was born on July 7, 1981. Option B has the wrong year, A has the wrong month, and D is a year too late.

VVS Laxman, known for his epic 281 against Australia, was born on November 1, 1974. Options B and D incorrectly change the day to the 2nd, while C is a year later.

Anil Kumble, India's legendary spinner and former coach, was born on October 17, 1970. The other options are consecutive days around this date.

Harbhajan Singh, the turbanator and off-spin legend, was born on July 3, 1980. The other options are consecutive dates after this.

Virender Sehwag, the explosive opener, was born on October 20, 1978. Options B and D incorrectly use 1979, while C changes the day.

A Financial Emergency under Article 360 has never been declared in India since the Constitution came into force in 1950. While there have been discussions about economic crises, no President has issued a proclamation for Financial Emergency. This is a factual question about India's constitutional history.

Shankar Nag, the famous Kannada actor and director, was born on November 9, 1954. He's best known for directing the TV series Malgudi Days and acting in films like Ondanondu Kaaladalli. The other dates are incorrect - November 14 is Children's Day (Nehru's birthday), not Shankar Nag's birth date.

India's space program formally began in the early 1960s with the establishment of INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research) in 1962 and the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in 1963. 1960s marks the foundational decade.

The notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan kidnapped Kannada film icon Dr. Rajkumar on July 30, 2000, from his Gajanur farmhouse. The kidnapping created a crisis in Karnataka and the actor was held in captivity for 108 days before being released in November 2000.

Milkha Singh, known as the 'Flying Sikh', won his first National Championship in the 400m race in 1957. This was the beginning of his legendary athletic career. He went on to win multiple national titles and represent India at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics. 1955 and 1956 are too early, and 1970 is much later than his prime.

India played its first ODI match against England on June 13, 1974, at Headingley, Leeds. This was two years after the first-ever ODI was played (England vs Australia in 1971). India lost this inaugural match by 4 wickets. The year 1974 marks India's entry into limited-overs cricket.

India signed the World Bank Articles of Agreement in 1945, before gaining independence in 1947. This made India one of the original member countries. The other dates are incorrect for the signing.

The Government of India nationalized 14 major commercial banks in July 1969 under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. A second round of 6 banks was nationalized in 1980. This was a major economic policy shift toward state control of banking.