Question

Jai Kisan - Jai Vigyan' week is celebrated by ICAR to commemorate the birth anniversary of ________.
1. V P Singh and H D Devegowda
2. Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri
3. Narendra Modi and L K Advani
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chaudhary Charan Singh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chaudhary Charan Singh

The correct answer is Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chaudhary Charan Singh.

• Jai Kisan- Jai Vigyan week
  • It was celebrated in the week between 23^rd December and 29^th December 2015.
  • It is celebrated on the birth anniversary of two former Prime Ministers Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee( 25 December) and Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh ( 23 December).
  • The celebration is being organized keeping in view their immense contribution to promoting the use of science for the welfare of farmers.
  • As part of the celebration, three outreach programs were organized in three villages namely Kaduna, Chamarpada, and Bandhata of Puri and the Cuttak district of Odisha.

• ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
  • ​It is an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research In India.
  • Established: 16 July 1929
  • President: Minister of Agriculture
  • Director: Trilochan Mohopatra
  • Headquarters: New Delhi