The Brihattar Bharat conference inaugurated in New Delhi marks the centenary of which organisation?
- A.Asiatic Society of Bengal
- B.Greater India Society
- C.Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- D.Archaeological Survey of India
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Greater India Society, which was established in Calcutta on 14 October 1926 and whose hundred years the conference commemorates. The society was influential in building scholarship on India's cultural and intellectual relations with Asia and with the wider world, which is exactly the field the new Brihattar Bharat Project wishes to revive. The Asiatic Society of Bengal is wrong because it was founded much earlier and its centenary is not the occasion here. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations is wrong because, although it handles cultural diplomacy, this conference was organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts under the Ministry of Culture. The Archaeological Survey of India is wrong because it deals with monuments and excavation and had no role in this event.
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Practice Questions
Which institution organised the three-day conference on Bharat's Cultural Connections across the Globe?
- A.Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
- B.National Museum, New Delhi
- C.Sahitya Akademi
- D.Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
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It held the conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi from 14 to 16 October 2026, and its Member Secretary Sachchidanand Joshi delivered the welcome address.
Read the full explanation →Scholars from about how many countries are involved in the collaborative research under the Brihattar Bharat Project?
- A.Around 21 countries
- B.Around 36 countries
- C.Around 51 countries
- D.Around 75 countries
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The Culture Secretary explained that the Brihattar Bharat Project aims to win international recognition for India's ancient cultural links through collaborative, evidence-based research involving scholars from roughly that many nations.
Read the full explanation →What was the title of the exhibition organised alongside the Brihattar Bharat conference?
- A.Asia's Shared Cultural Heritage
- B.Routes of the Silk Road
- C.Bharat: A Civilisational Journey
- D.Nalanda and the World
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The exhibition was mounted during the conference and displayed the heritage and the historical cultural connections that India shares with other countries of Asia; the Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, the Culture Secretary and other invited guests went round it.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, who was chief guest at the convention?
- A.Dr Y. S. Malik
- B.Dr Anupam Mishra
- C.Dr M. L. Jat
- D.Dr A. K. Singh
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In his address he said Indian agriculture must move beyond a narrowly production centric approach and take up a broader agri food system and value chain perspective, stressing market research, market intelligence, the alignment of production with market demand and improved farmer profitability.
Read the full explanation →About how many students, and from how many states, are attending the Agrivision-2026 convention?
- A.About 250 students from 20 states
- B.About 450 students from 25 states
- C.About 600 students from 28 states
- D.About 1,000 students from 36 states
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Students of agriculture and allied sciences in that number, representing that many states, are taking part in the tenth National Convention of Agrivision-2026, alongside eminent speakers, scientists, senior officers of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, agricultural entrepreneurs and farmers.
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