world hindi day and hindi diwas Flashcards

1
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When is world hindi day?

A

10th January

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2
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when is hindi diwas?

A

sept 14th

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3
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World hindi day was celebrated first in to commemorate?

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2006 to commemorate
the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference

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4
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the first World Hindi Conference
was held where and when?

A

Nagpur on 10th January, 1975.

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5
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hindi diwas is also called?

A

National Hindi Day

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6
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why is hindi diwas celebrated? who initiated it’s celeb?

A

Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, was adopted
as the official language by constituent assembly
on 14th September, 1949 . Therefore Hindi Divas is
celebrated on 14th September every year.

Nehru the first PM of India intiated it’s celebration

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7
Q

When was hindi legalised as an official language by constitution?

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jan 26th 1950

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8
Q

The World Hindi Secretariat building was inaugurated when and where?

A

Mauritius in 2018.

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9
Q

hindi rank in world

A

4th most spoken lang

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10
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status of hindi in India

A
  • 8th schedule lang
    *offl lang alongside english
    *not classical lang
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11
Q

which article pertains to pertains to ‘Directive for development
of the Hindi language’?

A

Article 351

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12
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The earliest form of old Hindi and literature from that era

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Apabhramsa.

400 AD- Kalidas - romantic play - in Apabhramsa
- Vikramorvashiyam.

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13
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modern Devanagari script

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came into existence
in the 11th century.

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14
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origin of the name ‘hindi’

A

Persian word Hind,
meaning ‘land of the Indus River’. Turk invaders in
the early 11th century named the language of the
region Hindi, ‘language of the land of the Indus River’.

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15
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Government Initiatives to Promote Hindi:

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The Central Hindi Directorate was established
in 1960 by the Govt under
Ministry of Education.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
has established ‘Hindi Chairs’ in various foreign
universities/institutions abroad.

LILA-Rajbhasha is a multimedia based intelligent
self-tutoring application for learning Hindi.

E-Saral Hindi Vakya Kosh and E-Mahashabdkosh
Mobile App, both initiatives of the Department
of Official Language, aim to harness information
technology for the growth of Hindi.

Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar and Rajbhasha Kirti
Puraskar recognise contributions to Hindi.

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16
Q

LILA

A

Learn Indian Languages through
Artificial Intelligence

17
Q

this year what did UNESCO’s WHC do on World Hindi Day

A

UNESCO’s World
Heritage Centre (WHC) has agreed to publish Hindi
descriptions of India’s world heritage sites on WHC
website.

18
Q

WHC full form, year of establishment and functions

A

UNESCO’s world heritage center

1992

coordinate all matters related to World Heritage. The Centre organises the
annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee
and its Bureau, and provides advice to States Parties
in the preparation of site nominations.