Besides drafting the Constitution, what other major reform did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar pursue as India's first Law Minister?

The Hindu Code Bill, to expand women's legal rights in marriage, inheritance, and property. The correct answer is the Hindu Code Bill. As India's first Law Minister, Ambedkar strongly backed it. Parliament passed it in 1955-56 as four Acts on marriage, succession, guardianship and adoption. The other three options belong to other people and other policies, not to Ambedkar's work as Law Minister. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, The Hindu Code Bill: Ambedkar's Reform and the Four Acts of 1955-56.

The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, led by B.R. Ambedkar, was about access to which place?

Chavdar Tank, Mahad. The correct answer is Chavdar Tank. On 20 March 1927, about 5,000 people marched there with Ambedkar. The Mahad order letting untouchables take its water had never been carried out. The Kalaram Temple entry movement at Nasik came later, in 1930. Memory hook: Mahad means water. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers.

In which year did Mother Teresa receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

1979. The correct answer is 1979. The other years are earlier steps in her life. She began teaching at St. Mary's in 1931 and left it in 1948 to work in the slums. In 1950 she started the Missionaries of Charity. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, Human Values from the Lives of Great Leaders and Reformers.

On which date did Bhagat Singh throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly?

8 April 1929. The correct answer is 8 April 1929. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw it to protest against two harsh Bills. 17 November 1928 is when Lala Lajpat Rai died. 23 March 1931 is when Bhagat Singh was hanged. 27 September 1907 is his birth date. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, Bhagat Singh, Martyr of the Revolutionary Current.

Verghese Kurien was the founder chairman of which body from 1965 to 1998?

National Dairy Development Board. The correct answer is the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). He led it from 1965 to 1998. Kurien did start the Institute of Rural Management at Anand, but that was in 1979. He is called the Father of the White Revolution. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, The White Revolution.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Acts passed in 1955-56 under the Hindu Code Bill?

Special Marriage Act. The correct answer is the Special Marriage Act. It was passed in 1954, for civil marriages. The four Hindu Code Acts were the Marriage, Succession, Minority and Guardianship, and Adoption and Maintenance Acts. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, The Hindu Code Bill: Ambedkar's Reform and the Four Acts of 1955-56.

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, which E. Sreedharan headed as Chairman and Managing Director, was incorporated in which year?

1990. The correct answer is 1990. The Corporation was incorporated on 19 July 1990. George Fernandes had put the scheme in the February 1990 Railway Budget. The line is 741 km long and links Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Read more: More Human Values from Leaders and Reformers, E. Sreedharan, Metro Man.

According to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2025, India’s milk production in 2024-25 was about:

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