Kashi-Tamil Sangamam-Ek bharat Shreshta Bharat

Question 1

____ aims to rediscover the links between the two ancient knowledge, culture and heritage centres.

Answer 1

Kashi-Tamil Sangamam

Question 2

___ has come up with a proposal to rediscover, reaffirm and celebrate the links between the Tamil culture and Kashi that have existed for centuries.

Answer 2

High Powered Committee for Promotion of Indian Languages called Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS) headed by Chamu Krishna Shastry

Question 3

High Powered Committee for Promotion of Indian Languages called Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS) headed by Chamu Krishna Shastry has ben constituted by

Answer 3

Education Ministry

Question 4

The Sangamam, which will be held in the auspicious Karthigai Tamil month, has been organised under the overall framework and spirit of

Answer 4

“Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat.”

Question 5

It was launched in ____to promote engagement amongst the people of different States/UTs so as to enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and integrity of India.

Answer 5

Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat in 2015

Question 6

The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced by the Prime Minister in 2015 on the occasion of the

Answer 6

140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 7

It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages (Eighth Schedule languages).

Answer 7

Bhasha Sangam

Question 8

Bhasha Sangam is developed by the

Answer 8

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

Question 9

The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of

Answer 9

Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 10

The National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated on

Answer 10

31 October

Question 11

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel:

Answer 11

• was the first Home Minister & Deputy Prime Minister of India
• Integrated the farmer’s cause in Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)

Question 12

(?) is the tallest statue in the world.

Answer 12

The Statue of Unity

182 metres at Kevadiya in Narmada district of Gujarat

on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel

Question 13

It lists the official languages of the republic of India

Answer 13

Eighth Schedule

Question 14

____ provides for the constitution of a Commission by the President on expiration of five years from the commencement of the Constitution.

Answer 14

Article 344(1)

Question 15

It provides for the spread of the Hindi language to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India.

Answer 15

Article 351

Question 16

Sindhi language was added by the

Answer 16

21st Amendment Act of 1967

Question 17

Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were included by the

Answer 17

71st Amendment Act of 1992

Question 18

Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the

Answer 18

92nd Amendment Act of 2003

Question 19

(?) languages were initially included in the Constitution

Answer 19

14

Question 20

Statue of Unity was added as

Answer 20

‘Eight Wonders’ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)