Question

The first National Integration Conference was held in ______.

Options

• 1961

• 1960

• 1965

• 1990

Answer 1

The first National Integration Conference was held in 1961.

Explanation:

The National Integration Council was founded in 1961 to find ways and means to combat the evils of communalism, casteism, regionalism, linguism and narrow-mindedness, and to formulate definite conclusions in order to give a lead to the country. This conference decided to set up a National Integration Council (NIC) to review all matters pertaining to national integration and to make recommendations thereon.