Q5. Consider the following statements about Pravasi Bharatiya Divas:
1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9 January.
2. The day is celebrated to mark contribution of overseas Indian community to the development of India.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q5. Consider the following statements about Pravasi Bharatiya Divas:
1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9 January.
2. The day is celebrated to mark contribution of overseas Indian community to the development of India.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The correct option is C c) Both 1 and 2
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9 January. The day also commemorates return of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Mumbai (then Bombay) on January 9, 1915. The day is celebrated to mark contribution of overseas Indian community to the development of India.
The day was formally established in 2003. Celebrations of the day are sponsored by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was held in Bengaluru (Karnataka) with theme “Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora”.
c) Both 1 and 2
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9 January. The day also commemorates return of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Mumbai (then Bombay) on January 9, 1915. The day is celebrated to mark contribution of overseas Indian community to the development of India.
The day was formally established in 2003. Celebrations of the day are sponsored by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was held in Bengaluru (Karnataka) with theme “Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora”.
