India GK One Liners for Competitive Exams 2026

India GK one liner - Historical and Administrative Important Dates of India

Major Dates and Eras of Ancient India (Ancient India Dates and Eras)

• In which year was the famous city of Harappa of the Indus Valley Civilization discovered? - Year 1921
• In which year was Mohenjo-Daro discovered by Rakhal Das Banerji? - Year 1922
• In which year did Alexander's invasion of India take place? - 326 BC
• In which year was the Mauryan Empire established by Chandragupta Maurya? - 322 BC
• In which year was Emperor Ashoka's famous 'Kalinga War' fought? - 261 BC
• In which year is the beginning of the 'Vikram Samvat' considered in India? - 57 BC
• On which 'Saka Samvat' is India's national calendar based and when did it begin? - 78 AD
• In which year was the 'Gupta Samvat' started by Chandragupta I? - 319-320 AD
• During which period did the famous Chinese Buddhist traveler Faxian (Fa-Hien) visit India? - 399-414 AD
• During which period did the Chinese traveler Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travel in India? - 629-645 AD
• During which period did Emperor Harshavardhana's reign last? - 606 to 647 AD
• In which year was the first successful invasion of Sindh by the Arabs (Muhammad bin Qasim) carried out? - 712 AD
• In which year did Mahmud of Ghazni attack the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat? - 1025 AD
• In which year did the First Battle of Tarain (Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad Ghori) take place? - 1191 AD
• In which year was the Second Battle of Tarain fought? - 1192 AD
• In which year did the Battle of Chandawar between Muhammad Ghori and Jayachandra take place? - 1194 AD
• In which year was the Pala dynasty established by Gopala? - 750 AD
• In which year was the Chola dynasty restored by Chola ruler Vijayalaya? - 850 AD
• In which year did Kanishka's coronation take place, marking the beginning of the Saka Samvat? - 78 AD
• In which year was Nalanda University destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji? - 1193 AD

Major Dates and Battles of Medieval India (Medieval India Dates and Battles)

• In which year was the Delhi Sultanate and the Slave dynasty established by Qutb ud-Din Aibak? - 1206 AD
• What was the reign of India's first female Muslim ruler, Razia Sultan? - 1236 to 1240 AD
• In which year was the Khilji dynasty established by Jalaluddin Khilji? - 1290 AD
• In which year did Alauddin Khilji's famous 'Chittorgarh campaign' (Rani Padmini) take place? - 1303 AD
• In which year was the Tughlaq dynasty established by Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq? - 1320 AD
• In which year was the Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara and Bukka? - 1336 AD
• In which year was the Bahmani Sultanate established by Hasan Gangu? - 1347 AD
• In which year did Timur's destructive invasion of India (Delhi) take place? - 1398 AD
• In which year was the 'City of Agra' established by Sikandar Lodi? - 1504 AD
• On which date did the First Battle of Panipat (Babur vs. Ibrahim Lodi) take place? - April 21, 1526
• In which year was the famous Battle of Khanwa (Babur vs. Rana Sanga) fought? - 1527 AD
• In which year was the Battle of Ghaghra fought between Babur and the Afghans? - 1529 AD
• In which year did the Battle of Chausa (Humayun vs. Sher Shah Suri) take place? - 1539 AD
• When did the Battle of Kannauj or Bilgram (Sher Shah defeating Humayun) take place? - 1540 AD
• On which date did the Second Battle of Panipat (Akbar vs. Hemu) take place? - November 5, 1556
• When did the 'Battle of Talikota', which caused the downfall of the Vijayanagara Empire, take place? - January 23, 1565
• When did the famous Battle of Haldighati (Maharana Pratap vs. Akbar's army) take place? - June 18, 1576
• In which year was the new sect 'Din-i-Ilahi' announced by Akbar? - 1582 AD
• On which date did the East India Company receive the charter (rights to trade)? - December 31, 1600
• In which year did the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb die? - 1707 AD

Dates of European Arrival and British Expansion (European Arrival and British Expansion)

• On which date did Vasco da Gama reach India (Calicut) via the sea route? - May 20, 1498
• In which year did the Portuguese under the leadership of Albuquerque capture Goa? - 1510 AD
• In which year was the Dutch East India Company established? - 1602 AD
• In which year did British Captain Hawkins reach Jahangir's court? - 1609 AD
• In which year was the French East India Company established? - 1664 AD
• During which period was the First Carnatic War (British vs. French) fought? - 1746 to 1748 AD
• When did the historical 'Black Hole Tragedy' occur in Kolkata? - June 20, 1756
• On which date did the famous Battle of Plassey (Siraj-ud-Daulah vs. Lord Clive) take place? - June 23, 1757
• In which year did the Battle of Wandiwash, in which the British defeated the French, take place? - 1760 AD
• On which date did the Third Battle of Panipat (Marathas vs. Ahmad Shah Abdali) take place? - January 14, 1761
• On which date was the historical Battle of Buxar fought? - October 22, 1764
• In which year was the 'Treaty of Allahabad' signed in Bengal by Robert Clive? - 1765 AD
• During which period was the First Anglo-Mysore War fought? - 1767 to 1769 AD
• When did the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War take place, in which Tipu Sultan was martyred? - 1799 AD
• In which year did the Nizam of Hyderabad accept the British 'Subsidiary Alliance'? - 1798 AD
• When did the 'Treaty of Amritsar' take place between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British? - 1809 AD
• During which period was the First Anglo-Sikh War fought? - 1845 to 1846 AD
• When was Punjab annexed into the British Empire after the Second Anglo-Sikh War? - 1849 AD
• When was Satara annexed under the 'Doctrine of Lapse' by Lord Dalhousie? - 1848 AD
• In which year was Awadh annexed into the British Empire on charges of misgovernance? - 1856 AD

Revolt of 1857 and British Administrative Acts (Revolt of 1857 and Acts)

• On which date did Mangal Pandey shoot British officers at the Barrackpore cantonment? - March 29, 1857
• On which date did the 1857 revolution formally start from Meerut? - May 10, 1857
• On which date was Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi martyred while fighting in the 1857 struggle? - June 18, 1858
• When was the proclamation of British Queen Victoria read after the revolt of 1857? - November 1, 1858
• When was the first 'Regulating Act' passed to control the functions of the East India Company? - 1773 AD
• In which year was the 'Pitt's India Act' passed by the British Parliament? - 1784 AD
• When was the 'Permanent Settlement' implemented in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis? - 1793 AD
• By which Charter Act was the monopoly of the East India Company ended, except for the tea trade with China? - Charter Act of 1813
• By which Charter Act were all trade monopolies of the company ended? - Charter Act of 1833
• In which year was the abolition of Sati in India carried out by Lord William Bentinck? - 1829 AD
• In which year was the 'Hindu Widow Remarriage Act' implemented for the first time in India? - 1856 AD
• In which year was the 'Wood's Despatch' (Magna Carta of Education) implemented in India? - 1854 AD
• In which year did the first regular decennial census begin in India? - 1881 AD (Lord Ripon)
• When did the 'Indian Councils Act', under which the right to debate on the budget was granted, come into force? - 1892 AD
• In which year was the 'Vernacular Press Act' (Indian News Paper Act) passed? - 1878 AD
• In which year was the Vernacular Press Act repealed by Lord Ripon? - 1882 AD
• In which year was the Indian Arms Act implemented? - 1878 AD
• In which year did the 'Ilbert Bill controversy' arise during the tenure of Lord Ripon? - 1883 AD
• In which year was the first 'Factory Act' passed in India? - 1881 AD
• When was the 'Archaeological Survey of India' (ASI) established by Alexander Cunningham? - 1861 AD

Indian National Congress and Freedom Movement (1885-1915) (INC and Freedom Movement)

• On which date was the 'Indian National Congress' (INC) founded? - December 28, 1885
• How many delegates participated in the first session of Congress? - 72 delegates
• In which year was 'Vande Mataram' sung for the first time at the Kolkata session of Congress? - 1896 AD
• In which year did Swami Vivekananda deliver his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago? - 1893 AD
• In which year did Bal Gangadhar Tilak start the 'Ganpati Festival' in Maharashtra? - 1893 AD
• In which year was the 'Shivaji Festival' started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak? - 1895 AD
• When was the official announcement of the 'Partition of Bengal' made by Lord Curzon? - July 20, 1905
• On which date did the Partition of Bengal become effective/implemented? - October 16, 1905
• When did the 'Swadeshi Movement' start in protest against the partition of Bengal? - August 7, 1905
• In which year was the 'All India Muslim League' founded in Dhaka? - December 30, 1906
• When did the first split of Congress (Moderates and Extremists) take place at the Surat session? - 1907 AD
• In which year was the 'Morley-Minto Reform Act' (Separate Electorate) passed? - 1909 AD
• When was the grand 'Delhi Durbar' organized on the arrival of King George V of England? - 1911 AD
• In which year was the partition of Bengal annulled and the capital shifted to Delhi? - 1911 AD
• When was India's capital formally shifted from Kolkata to Delhi? - 1912 AD
• When was the 'Ghadar Party' founded by Lala Har Dayal in San Francisco, USA? - 1913 AD
• In which year did the famous 'Komagata Maru Incident' (Japanese ship incident) occur? - 1914 AD
• When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India after a 21-year stay in South Africa? - January 9, 1915
• In which year did Mahatma Gandhi establish the Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad)? - 1916 AD
• When did the 'Home Rule League Movement' start by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant? - 1916 AD

Gandhian Era and Movements (1917-1930) (Gandhian Era Part 1)

• When did Mahatma Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India, the 'Champaran Satyagraha', take place? - 1917 AD
• In which year did the 'Ahmedabad Mill Strike' and 'Kheda Satyagraha' take place? - 1918 AD
• In which year was the 'Rowlatt Act' (Black Law) passed by the British government? - March 1919
• On which date did the tragic 'Jallianwala Bagh massacre' take place in Amritsar? - April 13, 1919
• In which year were the 'Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms' (Dyarchy in provinces) implemented? - 1919 AD
• In which year did the 'Khilafat Movement' start in India? - 1919 AD
• When was the 'Non-Cooperation Movement' formally launched by Mahatma Gandhi? - August 1, 1920
• On which date did Bal Gangadhar Tilak pass away? - August 1, 1920
• On which date did the historical 'Chauri Chaura incident' occur in Gorakhpur (UP)? - February 5, 1922
• On which date did Mahatma Gandhi call off the Non-Cooperation Movement? - February 12, 1922
• When was the 'Swaraj Party' formed by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru? - January 1, 1923
• When did Mahatma Gandhi preside over only one session (Belgaum) of the Congress? - 1924 AD
• When was the 'Kakori Train Action' (Kakori Conspiracy) executed by the revolutionary party? - August 9, 1925
• When was the 'Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh' (RSS) founded by K.B. Hedgewar? - September 27, 1925
• In which year was the Simon Commission constituted by the British government? - 1927 AD
• On which date did the 'Simon Commission' reach India (Mumbai)? - February 3, 1928
• In which year did the police lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai take place in Lahore, leading to his martyrdom? - 1928 AD
• In which year was the 'Nehru Report' submitted by Motilal Nehru? - 1928 AD
• On which date did Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw a bomb in the Central Assembly? - April 8, 1929
• In which year was the 'Purna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) resolution passed at the Lahore session of Congress? - December 1929

Final Phase of Independence and Partition (1930-1947) (Freedom Movement Part 2)

• When was the first 'Purna Swaraj Day' (Independence Day) celebrated in India? - January 26, 1930
• When did Mahatma Gandhi start the famous 'Dandi March' (Salt Satyagraha)? - March 12, 1930
• On which date did Gandhi ji break the salt law after reaching Dandi? - 6 April 1930
• In which year was the First Round Table Conference organized in London? - 1930-1931 AD
• On which date was the famous 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' signed? - March 5, 1931
• When were the great revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru hanged? - March 23, 1931
• When did the 'Poona Pact' take place between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? - September 24, 1932
• 'Government of India Act 1935' in which year was passed? - 1935 AD
• When did Subhash Chandra Bose separate from the Congress and form the 'Forward Bloc'? - 1939 AD
• In which year did the Muslim League demand 'Pakistan' at its Lahore session? - 24 March 1940
• In which year did the 'Cripps Mission' come to India, which Gandhi ji called a post-dated check? - March 1942
• When did Mahatma Gandhi get the 'Quit India Movement' resolution passed? - 8 August 1942
• From which date did the 'Quit India Movement' start across the country? - 9 August 1942
• When did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose form the 'Azad Hind Government' in Singapore? - 21 October 1943
• When did the 'Royal Indian Navy' (mutiny) revolt take place in Mumbai? - 18 February 1946
• On which date did the 'Cabinet Mission' reach India (New Delhi)? - 24 March 1946
• When was the 'Direct Action Day' observed by the Muslim League? - 16 August 1946
• When was the 'Interim Government' formed under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru? - 2 September 1946
• When was the Mountbatten Plan (the plan for the partition of India) presented? - 3 June 1947
• On which date did India achieve full independence from British rule? - 15 August 1947

Important Historical Turning Points of Independent India (1947-1970) (Post-Independence Part 1)

• On which date was the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse? - 30 January 1948
• In which year did the merger of Hyderabad state into India take place through 'Operation Polo'? - September 1948
• On which date was the Constitution of India adopted by the Constituent Assembly? - 26 November 1949
• When did India become a 'Republic' and when was the Constitution fully implemented? - 26 January 1950
• When was the Planning Commission established in India? - 15 March 1950
• During which period were the first general elections of independent India held? - 1951-1952
• In which year was the First Constitutional Amendment Act passed? - 1951 AD
• In which year was the 'First Five-Year Plan' started in India? - 1 April 1951
• When did Andhra Pradesh become the first state in India based on language? - 1 October 1953
• In which year was the famous 'Panchsheel Agreement' signed between India and China? - 29 April 1954
• In which year was the 'States Reorganisation Act' passed by the Parliament? - 1956 AD
• In which year was the State Bank of India (SBI) established (nationalized)? - 1 July 1955
• In which year was the LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) established in India? - 1 September 1956
• When was Panchayati Raj inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in Nagaur? - 2 October 1959
• When was Goa liberated from the Portuguese by the Indian Army conducting 'Operation Vijay'? - 19 December 1961
• In which year was the Sino-Indian War fought? - 1962 AD
• When did India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, pass away? - 27 May 1964
• In which year was the second major India-Pakistan war fought? - 1965 AD
• On which date was the 'Tashkent Agreement' signed after the India-Pak war? - 10 January 1966
• When were the 14 large private banks of the country nationalized by Indira Gandhi? - 19 July 1969

Modern Historical Events of India (1971-2000) (Post-Independence Part 2)

• When did the India-Pakistan war and the birth of Bangladesh as an independent nation occur? - December 1971
• On which date did the historical 'Shimla Agreement' take place between India and Pakistan? - 2 July 1972
• When did India conduct its first nuclear test 'Smiling Buddha' in Pokhran? - 18 May 1974
• On which date was India's first satellite 'Aryabhata' launched into space? - 19 April 1975
• When was the 'internal emergency' imposed in the country by the Indira Gandhi government? - 25 June 1975
• In which year did Sikkim become the 22nd full state of India? - 1975-1976 AD
• In which year was the '42nd Constitutional Amendment', known as the Mini Constitution, passed? - 1976 AD
• When was the first non-Congress government (Janata Party/Morarji Desai) formed at the Center? - 1977 AD
• On which date was the NABARD bank established? - 12 July 1982
• When was 'Operation Blue Star' carried out by the army in the Golden Temple of Amritsar? - June 1984
• On which date was India's first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, assassinated? - 31 October 1984
• When did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy (poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leak) occur? - 2-3 December 1984
• When was the voting age in India reduced from 21 years to 18 years (61st Amendment)? - 1988-1989
• When were the 73rd (Panchayati Raj) and 74th (Municipalities) amendments passed in India? - 1992 AD
• On which date did the demolition of the Babri Masjid structure take place in Ayodhya? - 6 December 1992
• When was the new economic policy (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization - LPG) implemented in India? - 1991 AD
• When did India conduct its second successful nuclear test (Operation Shakti) in Pokhran? - 11 व 13 मई 1998
• In which year did the 'Kargil War' (Operation Vijay) between India and Pakistan take place? - May-July 1999
• When were three new states (Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand) formed in India? - November 2000
• In which year was the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) constituted? - 1997 AD

Major Indian Events of the 21st Century (2001-Present) (Recent History)

• On which date did the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament occur? - 13 December 2001
• In which year did the tragic Godhra incident and subsequent riots occur in Gujarat? - February 2002
• In which year was the Right to Education (86th Constitutional Amendment) Act passed? - 2002 AD
• When was the historical 'Right to Information Act' (RTI Act) implemented in India? - 12 October 2005
• When was the 'MNREGA' scheme formally implemented in India? - 2 February 2006
• In which year did the horrific terrorist attack in Mumbai (26/11 Attack) occur? - 26 November 2008
• When was India's first lunar mission 'Chandrayaan-1' launched by ISRO? - 22 October 2008
• When did the unique identity card 'Aadhaar' (UIDAI) begin in India? - 2009 AD
• When was the successful launch of Mangalyaan (MOM) by ISRO? - 5 November 2013
• On which date did Telangana formally become the 29th state of India? - 2 June 2014
• When was the NITI Aayog constituted by the Government of India, replacing the Planning Commission? - 1 January 2015
• On which date was the 'Goods and Services Tax' (GST) formally implemented in India? - 1 July 2017
• When did the 'Demonetization' of high-value notes take place by the Government of India? - 8 November 2016
• On which date was Article 370 rendered ineffective from Jammu and Kashmir? - 5 August 2019
• When did the historical Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya Ram Temple case come? - 9 November 2019
• When did ISRO's 'Chandrayaan-3' Vikram Lander land on the south pole of the Moon? - 23 August 2023
• Which day was declared to be celebrated as National Space Day in India every year on August 23? - National Space Day
• When was the successful organization of the historical G20 summit in New Delhi held? - 9-10 September 2023
• On which date did the consecration (Pran Pratishtha) of the grand Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya take place? - 22 January 2024
• When was the 'Digital India' program formally launched in India? - 1 July 2015

India's National Days and Dates: January to June (National Days Part 1)

• On which date is 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' celebrated in India every year? - 9 January
• When is 'National Youth Day' celebrated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda? - 12 January
• On which date is 'Indian Army Day' celebrated in India? - 15 January
• When is 'Parakram Diwas' celebrated on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose? - 23 January
• When is 'National Girl Child Day' celebrated in India every year? - 24 January
• On which date is 'National Voters Day' celebrated in India? - 25 January
• On which date is 'Republic Day' celebrated in India every year? - 26 January
• When is 'Martyrs Day' (Shaheed Diwas) celebrated on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? - 30 January
• When do we celebrate 'National Science Day' in memory of the discovery by Sir C.V. Raman? - 28 February
• On which date is 'National Security Day' celebrated in India? - 4 March
• When do we celebrate 'Martyrs Day' on the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru? - 23 March
• When is 'National Maritime Day' celebrated in India? - 5 April
• On which date is 'National Panchayati Raj Day' celebrated in India? - 24 April
• On which day is 'Civil Services Day' celebrated in India? - 21 April
• When is National Technology Day celebrated in India? - 11 मई
• When do we celebrate 'National Anti-Terrorism Day' (Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary) in India? - 21 मई
• On which date does the birth anniversary of Swatantryaveer Savarkar fall in India? - 28 मई
• When is 'National Statistics Day' (P.C. Mahalanobis's birth anniversary) celebrated in India? - 29 जून
• When is 'International Yoga Day' (India's initiative) celebrated in India? - 21 जून
• When do we celebrate 'World Environment Day' for environmental awareness in India? - 5 जून

India's National Days and Dates: July to December (National Days Part 2)

• When is 'National Doctors Day' (Dr. B.C. Roy's birth anniversary) celebrated in India? - 1 जुलाई
• कारगिल युद्ध में विजय की याद में 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' कब मनाया जाता है? - 26 जुलाई
• When is 'National Handloom Day' celebrated in India? - 7 अगस्त
• On which date is 'Independence Day' celebrated in India every year? - 15 अगस्त
• When is 'National Sports Day' (Major Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary) celebrated in India? - 29 अगस्त
• When is 'Teachers Day' celebrated on the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan? - 5 सितंबर
• On which date is 'Hindi Diwas' celebrated in India every year? - 14 सितंबर
• When do we celebrate 'Engineers' Day' (M. Visvesvaraya's birth anniversary) in India? - 15 सितंबर
• On which date do the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri fall? - 2 अक्टूबर
• When is 'Indian Air Force Day' celebrated in India? - 8 अक्टूबर
• On which date is 'National Police Commemoration Day' celebrated in India? - 21 अक्टूबर
• When is 'National Unity Day' celebrated on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? - 31 अक्टूबर
• When do we celebrate 'National Education Day' (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birth anniversary) in India? - 11 नवंबर
• When is 'Children's Day' (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary) celebrated in India? - 14 नवंबर
• When is 'National Law Day' or 'Constitution Day' celebrated in India? - 26 नवंबर
• When is 'National Milk Day' celebrated in memory of Dr. Verghese Kurien? - 26 नवंबर
• When is 'Indian Navy Day' celebrated in India? - 4 दिसंबर
• On which date is 'Armed Forces Flag Day' celebrated in India? - 7 दिसंबर
• When do we celebrate 'National Mathematics Day' on the birth anniversary of the great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan? - 22 दिसंबर
• When do we celebrate 'National Farmers Day' on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh? - 23 दिसंबर

Important International Days (Recognized by India at the World Level)

• On which date is 'World Braille Day' celebrated every year? - 4 जनवरी
• On which date is 'World Hindi Day' celebrated at the international level? - 10 जनवरी
• On which date is 'International Women's Day' celebrated every year? - 8 मार्च
• On which date is 'World Water Day' celebrated? - 22 मार्च
• On which date is 'World Health Day' (WHO establishment day) celebrated? - 7 अप्रैल
• On which date is 'World Earth Day' celebrated every year? - 22 अप्रैल
• When is 'International Workers' Day' (Labor Day) celebrated? - 1 मई
• On which date is 'International Day for Biological Diversity' celebrated? - 22 मई
• On which date is 'World No Tobacco Day' celebrated? - 31 मई
• On which date is 'World Environment Day' celebrated? - 5 जून
• On which date is 'World Population Day' celebrated every year? - 11 जुलाई
• On which date is 'World Ozone Day' (in memory of the Montreal Protocol) celebrated? - 16 सितंबर
• When is 'International Day of Non-Violence' (Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary) celebrated? - 2 अक्टूबर
• On which date is 'World Post Day' celebrated? - 9 अक्टूबर
• On which date is 'World Food Day' (FAO establishment) celebrated? - 16 अक्टूबर
• On which date is 'United Nations Day' (UN Day) celebrated every year? - 24 अक्टूबर
• On which date is 'World AIDS Day' celebrated every year? - 1 दिसंबर
• On which date is 'International Human Rights Day' celebrated? - 10 दिसंबर
• When is 'Good Governance Day' (Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary) celebrated? - 25 दिसंबर
• When is 'Veer Bal Diwas' (in memory of the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas) celebrated? - 26 दिसंबर

Major Indian Space and Science Milestones (Space and Science Milestones)

• In which year was the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established in India? - 3 अगस्त 1948
• On which date was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) established? - 15 अगस्त 1969
• When was India's first experimental satellite 'Aryabhata' launched? - 19 अप्रैल 1975
• When was India's first Rohini rocket (RH-75) launched from Thumba? - 20 नवंबर 1967
• In which year did Rakesh Sharma become the first Indian to go into space? - 3 अप्रैल 1984
• In which year was the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota) established? - 1971 ईस्वी
• In which year was India's first lunar mission 'Chandrayaan-1' launched? - 22 अक्टूबर 2008
• When was India's first Mars mission (MOM / Mangalyaan) launched? - 5 नवंबर 2013
• In which year did Mangalyaan successfully reach the orbit of Mars? - 24 सितंबर 2014
• When did ISRO set a world record by launching 104 satellites with a single rocket (PSLV-C37)? - 15 फरवरी 2017
• In which year was the 'Chandrayaan-2' mission launched? - 22 जुलाई 2019
• On which date did India's 'Chandrayaan-3' land on the Moon? - 23 अगस्त 2023
• When was India's first solar mission to study the Sun, 'Aditya-L1', launched? - 2 सितंबर 2023
• When did Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the father of India's nuclear program, pass away? - 24 जनवरी 1966
• When did India conduct the Pokhran-1 (Smiling Buddha) nuclear test? - 18 मई 1974
• When did India conduct the Pokhran-2 (Operation Shakti) nuclear test? - 11-13 मई 1998
• When was Kalpana Chawla martyred during the Columbia disaster while on a space mission? - 1 फरवरी 2003
• In which year was DRDO established? - 1958 ईस्वी
• When did India's first indigenous nuclear submarine 'INS Arihant' join the Navy? - 2016 ईस्वी
• When did the first 5G network commercially start in India? - 1 अक्टूबर 2022

India's Major Wars and Defense Milestones (Wars and Defense History)

• In which year did the first Indo-Pak war (Kashmir issue) take place? - 1947-1948
• In which year was the Sino-Indian War fought? - 1962 ईस्वी
• When did the second India-Pakistan war (Rann of Kutch/Kashmir) take place? - 1965 ईस्वी
• When did the third India-Pakistan war (Bangladesh Liberation War) take place? - 3-16 दिसंबर 1971
• When was 'Operation Meghdoot' conducted by the Indian Army to control the Siachen Glacier? - 13 अप्रैल 1984
• In which year was 'Operation Pawan' conducted to send peacekeeping forces to Sri Lanka? - 1987 ईस्वी
• In which year was the Kargil War (Operation Vijay) fought? - मई-जुलाई 1999
• On which date was India's official victory declared in the Kargil war? - 26 जुलाई 1999
• When did the Indian Army conduct a 'surgical strike' after the Uri terrorist attack? - 29 सितंबर 2016
• When did the Indian Air Force conduct the 'Balakot airstrike' in response to the Pulwama attack? - 26 फरवरी 2019
• When was the post of the first 'Chief of Defence Staff' (CDS) General Bipin Rawat created in India? - 1 जनवरी 2020
• When did General Bipin Rawat pass away in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu? - 8 दिसंबर 2021
• When did India's first indigenous aircraft carrier 'INS Vikrant' join the Navy? - 2 सितंबर 2022
• In which year was the Indian Air Force established? - 8 अक्टूबर 1932
• In which year did the Indian Navy officially receive its current structure? - 26 जनवरी 1950
• In which year was the Border Security Force (BSF) established? - 1 दिसंबर 1965
• In which year was the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) established? - 1939 ईस्वी (Crown Representative Police)
• When was the 'Assam Rifles' (India's oldest paramilitary force) established? - 1835 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Indo-Tibetan Border Police' (ITBP) established? - 24 अक्टूबर 1962
• In which year was the 'National Security Guard' (NSG) constituted? - 1986 ईस्वी

Important Dates of Indian Constitution and Polity (Constitutional and Polity Dates)

• When was the Constitution of India ready and adopted? - 26 नवंबर 1949
• When was the Indian Constitution fully implemented? - 26 जनवरी 1950
• When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the National Flag (Tiranga) of India? - 22 जुलाई 1947
• When was the National Emblem (Ashoka Pillar) of India adopted? - 26 जनवरी 1950
• 'Jana Gana Mana' was accepted as the National Anthem when? - 24 जनवरी 1950
• In which year did the first 'Constitutional Amendment' take place in India? - 1951 ईस्वी
• When was the 73rd Amendment, which gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system in India, implemented? - 24 अप्रैल 1993
• When was the 74th Constitutional Amendment related to Municipalities implemented? - 1 जून 1993
• When was the 61st Amendment, which reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years, implemented? - 28 मार्च 1989
• When was the first 'National Emergency' (Article 352) implemented in India? - 26 अक्टूबर 1962
• When was the second national emergency implemented in India? - 3 दिसंबर 1971
• When was the third national emergency (on the basis of internal disturbance) implemented in India? - 25 जून 1975
• In which state (Punjab) was the first 'President's Rule' (Article 356) implemented in India? - 20 जून 1951
• In which year were the first 'parliamentary elections' held in India? - 1951-1952
• When was the Election Commission of India established? - 25 जनवरी 1950
• When was the Supreme Court of India inaugurated? - 28 जनवरी 1950
• In which year was the 'National Human Rights Commission' (NHRC) established? - 12 अक्टूबर 1993
• When was the 'Central Vigilance Commission' (CVC) established in India? - 1964 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Central Bureau of Investigation' (CBI) constituted? - 1963 ईस्वी
• When was the NITI Aayog established in place of the Planning Commission? - 1 जनवरी 2015

Dates of Economic, Banking and Industrial Reforms (Economic and Banking Dates)

• On which date was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established? - 1 अप्रैल 1935
• In which year was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nationalized? - 1 जनवरी 1949
• When was the name of the 'Imperial Bank of India' changed to 'State Bank of India' (SBI)? - 1 जुलाई 1955
• When was the first nationalization of 14 major commercial banks in India done? - 19 जुलाई 1969
• In which year was the second nationalization of 6 other private banks done in India? - 15 अप्रैल 1980
• In which year was 'NABARD' established in India? - 12 जुलाई 1982
• When did the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) get statutory status? - 12 जनवरी 1992
• When was the first 'Industrial Policy' of independent India announced? - 6 अप्रैल 1948
• In which year was the 'New Economic Policy' (LPG model) announced in India? - 24 जुलाई 1991
• In which year was the 'Kisan Credit Card' (KCC) scheme started in India? - 1998 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' (PMJDY) launched in India? - 28 अगस्त 2014
• On which date was the 'Make in India' campaign formally launched? - 25 सितंबर 2014
• From which date was the 'Goods and Services Tax' (GST) implemented in India? - 1 जुलाई 2017
• When was the historical announcement of demonetization in India made? - 8 नवंबर 2016
• In which year was the instant payment system 'UPI' launched in India? - 11 अप्रैल 2016
• When was the 'Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority' (IRDAI) established in India? - 1999 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority' (PFRDA) established? - 2003 ईस्वी
• When was the first 'Regional Rural Bank' (RRB) established in India? - 2 अक्टूबर 1975
• When was the 'FEMA' law for FDI and foreign exchange implemented in India? - 1 जून 2000
• On which date was the NITI Aayog established in India? - 1 जनवरी 2015

Dates of Environmental, Social and Human Welfare Acts (Environmental and Social Acts)

• When was the 'Wildlife Protection Act' passed in India? - 1972 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act' made in India? - 1974 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Forest Conservation Act' implemented in India? - 1980 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act' passed in India? - 1981 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Environment Protection Act' passed in India? - 1986 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Biological Diversity Act' passed in India? - 2002 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'National Green Tribunal' (NGT Act) implemented in India? - 2010 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Dowry Prohibition Act' passed in India? - 1961 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Child Marriage Prohibition Act' passed in India? - 2006 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Consumer Protection Act' implemented for the first time in India? - 1986 ईस्वी
• In which year was the new amended 'Consumer Protection Act' implemented? - 2019 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Right to Education Act' (RTE Act 2009) implemented across the country? - 1 अप्रैल 2010
• When was the 'Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act' (MNREGA) made in India? - 2005 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'National Food Security Act' (NFSA) implemented? - 2013 ईस्वी
• When was the amendment for 26 weeks of leave in the 'Maternity Benefit Act' implemented? - 2017 ईस्वी
• When was the 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act' (POSH Act) made in India? - 2013 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Disaster Management Act' passed? - 2005 ईस्वी
• In which year was 'Project Tiger' started in India? - 1973 ईस्वी
• In which year was 'Project Elephant' started in India? - 1992 ईस्वी
• In which year was the 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act' implemented in India? - 2016 ईस्वी

Census History of India (Census History of India)

• In which year was the first census held in India (during Lord Mayo's tenure)? - 1872 ईस्वी
• In which year did the first complete and regular decennial census begin in India? - 1881 ईस्वी
• Which census year is called the 'Great Divide Year' of population? - 1921 ईस्वी
• Which year's census is called India's 'Small Divide Year'? - 1951 ईस्वी
• In which year was the first census of independent India organized? - 1951 ईस्वी
• The 2011 census was which census of independent India? - 7वीं जनगणना (कुल 15वीं)
• According to the 2011 census, what was the total population of India? - 121.08 करोड़
• What was India's decennial population growth rate recorded during 2001-2011? - 17.7%
• In which year was the first 'caste-based census' organized in India? - 1931 ईस्वी
• According to the 2011 census, what was India's sex ratio? - 943
• According to the 2011 census, what is the population density of India? - 382 व्यक्ति/वर्ग किमी
• According to the 2011 census, what was the total literacy rate of India recorded? - 74.04%
• The authority to conduct a census in India every 10 years is under which ministry? - गृह मंत्रालय (महारजिस्ट्रार व जनगणना आयुक्त)
• In which year was India's first digital/paperless census proposed? - 2021 की जनगणना
• What was the population growth rate of India in the decade 1911-1921? - ऋणात्मक (-0.31%)
• In which decade did India's population have the fastest growth rate (Population Explosion)? - 1961-1971 (24.8%)
• In which year was the National Population Policy announced in India? - 2000 ईस्वी
• According to the National Population Policy 2000, by when is the goal of population stabilization set? - 2045 तक
• What was the motto of the 2011 census? - हमारी जनगणना, हमारा भविष्य
• In which year was the 'National Population Register' (NPR) prepared in India for the first time? - 2010 ईस्वी

Birth and Death Years of Famous Indian Personalities (Birth and Death Years)

• In which years were the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi born and did he die? - जन्म: 1869; निधन: 1948
• When were the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru born and when did he die? - जन्म: 1889; निधन: 1964
• In which years were Dr. B.R. Ambedkar born and did he attain Mahaparinirvana? - जन्म: 1891; निधन: 1956
• In which years were Swami Vivekananda born and did he die? - जन्म: 1863; निधन: 1902
• In which year was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose born? - 23 जनवरी 1897
• In which years were Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel born and did he die? - जन्म: 1875; निधन: 1950
• When were the 'Nightingale of India' Sarojini Naidu born and when did she die? - जन्म: 1879; निधन: 1949
• When were India's Missile Man Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam born and when did he die? - जन्म: 1931; निधन: 2015
• In which years were Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore born and did he die? - जन्म: 1861; निधन: 1941
• What are the birth and martyrdom years of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh? - जन्म: 1907; शहादत: 1931
• In which years were Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak born and did he die? - जन्म: 1856; निधन: 1920
• When were the 'Father of Modern India' Raja Ram Mohan Roy born and when did he die? - जन्म: 1772; निधन: 1833
• When were the founder of Arya Samaj Swami Dayanand Saraswati born and when did he die? - जन्म: 1824; निधन: 1883
• When were the first President of independent India Dr. Rajendra Prasad born and when did he die? - जन्म: 1884; निधन: 1963
• What are the birth and death years of India's first female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi? - जन्म: 1917; निधन: 1984
• In which years were former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri born and did he die? - जन्म: 1904; निधन: 1966
• In which years were former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee born and did he die? - जन्म: 1924; निधन: 2018
• What are the birth and martyrdom years of the great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai? - जन्म: 1865; शहादत: 1928
• When was India's first Vice-President and second President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan born? - 5 सितंबर 1888
• What are the birth and passing years of the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji? - जन्म: 1666; निधन: 1708