Consider the following statements : 1. At the time of independence, the Government of India followed the calendar based on Saka era. 2. The National Calendar commenced on Chaitra 1 Saka, 1879 corresponding to March 22, 1957 A D. Which of the statements gi

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Q: 107 (CDS-II/2007)
Consider the following statements :
1. At the time of independence, the Government of India followed the calendar based on Saka era.
2. The National Calendar commenced on Chaitra 1 Saka, 1879 corresponding to March 22, 1957 A D.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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{'national calendar': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'saka era': [1, 0, 2, 0], 'calendar': [0, 0, 3, 0], 'saka': [1, 0, 3, 1], 'independence': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'chaitra': [0, 0, 3, 1], 'march': [10, 2, 7, 13], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The correct answer is option 2 - 2 only.

Statement 1 is incorrect. At the time of independence, the Government of India did not follow the calendar based on the Saka era. Instead, it followed the Gregorian calendar, which is the internationally accepted civil calendar.

Statement 2 is correct. The National Calendar of India, also known as the Saka calendar, was introduced on Chaitra 1 Saka, 1879, which corresponds to March 22, 1957 A.D. This calendar is used by the Government of India for national and official purposes, in addition to the Gregorian calendar.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.