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                                    Do You Know?o You Know?o You Know?





                                       Read these facts :

                                       1.     Guru Purnima is celebrated in the honour of Guru Ved Vyas.


                                       2.     The Chairman of adhoc committee on National Falg was Dr.
                                              Rajendra Prasad.


                                       3.     Saint Nizamuddin Aulia was known as Mehboob-e-Dilli


                                       4.     Railway  Budget  was  separated  from  the  main  budget  in
                                              1921.


                                       5.     Meghalaya  is  the  only  state  of  India  that  touches  the
                                              boundary of only one state Assam.


                                       6.     29th  August  is  observed  as  National  Sports  Day  in  the
                                              memory of the great hockey player, Dhyanchand.

                                       7.     Agra is the only city of India, which has three UNESCO world

                                              heritage sites namely Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal and Agra
                                              Fort.


                                       8.     The chapter on Fundamental Duties was not initially a part
                                              of our constitution. It was incorporated in the constitution
                                              through the 42nd Amendment Act in 1976.


                                       9.     Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the second railway (after
                                              Simmering Railway of Austria), which was conferred the
                                              world Heritage status by UNESCO.


                                       10.  The coin 'Rupia' was first issued by Mughal Emperor Akbar.


                                        DID
                                          ?
                                       YOU        Now, E-way bill operations are compulsary for inter state
                                       Know       movement of goods for all states. E-way bill requirement for
                                                  intra-state movement of goods in Delhi began from 16th
                                                  June, 2018.





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