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ON THIS DAY- It’s World Hindi day
1778- Carl Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist and explorer who is known as the “father of modern taxonomy” was born.
1920- the League of Nations, a precursor to the UN, was established as part of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I
1965- the Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
2006- Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh, proclaimed 10 January as World Hindi Day
QUIZ
When is the World Hindi Day celebrated?
10th January
In which city the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is being celebrated?
Indore
Who is the ex- ICICI bank CEO who was arrested by CBI in connection with the Videocon scam?
Chanda Kochhar
Who is the recently elected President of Brazil?
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Who is heading Uttarakhand’s Committee on Uniform Civil Code?
Former SC Judge Ranjana P. Desai