MCQs 2026

National Education Day is celebrated on November 11 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.

The day aims to strengthen public awareness of the role of science for peaceful and sustainable societies.

UNESCO proclaimed the World Science Day for Peace and Development in 2001, and it has been celebrated since 2002.

World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated globally on November 10 every year to highlight the important role of science in society.

A GI Tag is primarily awarded to identify goods originating from a specific geographical territory, possessing qualities or a reputation due to that origin. It helps prevent unauthorized use of the registered geographical indication by others and protects the interests of the producers.

Tangail Saree, Korial Saree, and Garad Saree are among the traditional textile handicrafts from West Bengal that recently received Geographical Indication (GI) Tags, recognizing their unique origin and characteristics.

Udaipur Koftgari Metal Craft, along with several other crafts like Bikaner Kashidakari Craft and Jodhpur Bandhej Craft, received GI Tags in late 2023/early 2024, highlighting their unique regional identity and traditional craftsmanship.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) encompasses traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts. The digital archive aims to preserve these.

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has been a key partner with the Ministry of Culture in developing and maintaining digital archives for India's intangible cultural heritage, including the National Digital Repository for Intangible Cultural Heritage (NDR-ICH).

The primary objective of the Ministry of Culture's Digital Archive Initiative, such as the National Digital Repository for Intangible Cultural Heritage (NDR-ICH), is to document, preserve, and make accessible India's diverse intangible cultural heritage for future generations and researchers.