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1. When did Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) start?
   Answer: 1992
2. When did SAF Games start?
   Answer: 1984
3. When was Greenpeace formed?
   Answer: 1971
4. When were the first Ancient Olympics held?
   Answer: 776 BC
5. When were the first Modern Olympics held?
   Answer: 1896
6. When was the Rapid Action Force (RAF) formed?
   Answer: 1992
7. When was the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation established?
   Answer: 1992
8. When was the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formed?
   Answer: April 1, 1963
9. When was the first Battle of Tarain fought?
   Answer: 1191
10. When did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1913
11. When did C.V. Raman win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1930
12. When did Har Gobind Khorana win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1968
13. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1979
14. When did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1983
15. When did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: 1998

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1. When did TV Broadcasting started in India ?

Answer: in1959


2. When did mahatma Gandhi born ?

Answer: in 1869 October 2


3. When was the 1st general election held in India?

Answer: in 1951


4. When was Reserve Bank Of India established ?

Answer: in 1935


5. When was Reserve Bank Of India nationalized ?

Answer: in 1949


6. When did Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) started ?

Answer: in 1969

7. When did Railway started in India?

Answer: in 1853


8. When did Radio Broadcasting started in India ?

Answer: in 1927


9.When did Constituent Assembly of India Adopted The National Anthem ?

Answer: in 1950 January 24


10. When was Five Year Plan started in India ?

Answer: in 1951


11. When was First Postal system Introduced in India ?
Answer: in 1766


12. When was Asian Development Bank (ADB) established?
Answer: in 1966


13. When did pin code introduced in india ?
Answer: in 1972


14. When did Hijra year Started ?
Answer: in AD 622


15. When did Kollam Era Started ?
Answer: in AD 825

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75. In which year the second battle of Tarain fought ?
in 1192


76. In which year Indian Railway Board Established ?
in 1905


77. In which year the first budget in India was presented ?
in 1860


78. In which year TRYSEM launched in India ?
in 1979


79. In which year IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme) launched in India ?
in 1980


80. In which year Adolph Hitler committed suicide ?
in 1945


81. In which year Decimal System of coinage introduced in India ?
in 1957


82. In which year Gandhi series Currency introduced in India ?
in 1996


83. In which year Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place ?
in 1919 April 13


84. In which year Rowlatt act passed ?
in 1919


85. In which year Swami Vivekananda passed away ?
in 1902


86. In which year was the Wildlife Protection Act enacted ?
in 1972


87. In which year All India Radio was renamed as Akashvani ?
in 1956


88. In which year was the All India Radio established ?
in 1936


89. In which year was National Literacy Mission founded ?
in 1988


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61. In which year Preamble amended to add the words "sovereign socialist" ?
in 1976 (42 Amendment)


62. In which year Santosh Trophy  national football tournament started ?
in 1941


63. In which year Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) formed ?
in 1962 Oct 24


64. In which year Kendra Sangeetha Nataka Academy came into existence ?
in 1953


65. In which year British East India company founded ?
in AD 1600


66. In which year Dutch East India company founded ?
in AD 1602


67. In which year French East India company founded ?
in AD 1664


68. In which year First world War started ?
in 1914 July 28


69. In which year First world War ended ?
in 1918 November 18


70. In which year Railway budget separated from general budget in India ?
in 1921


71. Chandrayan-1 was launched on ?
in 2008 Oct 22


72. In which year Zamindari system was abolished in India ?
in 1954



73. In which year Indian Constitution was finally adopted ?
in 1949 Nov 26


74. In which year British Commonwealth established ?
in 1926


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46. When did Indian Railway Nationalised ?
Answer: in 1951 


47. When did Sriranga Pattanam Treaty Signed ?
Answer: in 1792 


48. In which year Paralympic games officially started ?
Answer: in 1960


49. In which year American Declaration Of Independence signed ?
Answer: in 1776


50. In which year Magna carta signed ?
Answer: in 1215 


51. In which year Right To Information Act came into effect?
Answer: in 2005 October 12


52. In which year National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) founded ?
Answer: in 1992


53. In which year Kyoto Protocol signed ?
Answer: in 1997


54. In which year Kyoto Protocol work on effect ?
Answer: in 2005


55. In which year Microsoft founded ?
Answer: in 1975


56. In which year Red cross started ?
Answer: in 1863


57. In which year Red cross started in India ?
Answer: in 1920


58. In which year Synod of Diamper (Synod of Udayamperoor) happened ?
Answer: in 1599


59.In which year Goa  Liberated from Portuguese ?
Answer: in 1961


60. In which year Goa  state formed ?
Answer: in 1987


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31. When did saka era started ?
Answer: AD 78


32. When did Project Tiger Scheme started in India ?
Answer: in 1973


33. When did NSG (National Security Guards) formed in India ?
Answer: in 1984


34. When did the Chauri-Chaura incident happened ?
Answer: in 1922


35. When did arya samaj founded ?
Answer: in 1875


36. When did Prarthana samaj founded ?
Answer: in 1867


37. When did brahmo samaj founded ?
Answer: in 1828


38. When did Sati Abolished in India ?
Answer: in 1829


39. When did Chernobyl disaster happened ?
Answer: in 1986 April 26


40. When did Saka Calendar Adopted as the National Calendar of India ?
Answer: in 1957


41. When did Rajdhani Express Started it's maiden journey ?
Answer: in 1969


42. When did Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in India ?
Answer: in 1961


43. When did the Voting age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India ?
Answer: in 1988


44. When did Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System?
Answer: in 1986


45. When did International Atomic Energy Agency formed ?
Answer: in 1957 


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