Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai’s 125th birth anniversary celebrated
Q. Commemorative coins were released on Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his ________ birth anniversary.- Published on 29 Jan 16a. 124th
b. 125th
c. 126th
d. 127th
ANSWER: 125th
PM Shri Narendra Modi has remembered Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his 125th birth anniversary. RBI has issued Rs. 150 and Rs. 10 coins for commemorating the birth anniversary of India’s constitutional experts. On the design details, the obverse of the coin will bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend 'Satyamev Jayate' inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word 'Bharat' in Devnagri script. And on the right periphery with the word 'India' in English and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol and denominational value ’10’. Dr. Mahesh Sharma released the commemorative coins whereby the one of Rs 150 is made of Quaternary alloy with diameter of 44 mm and weight of 35 grams and the Circulation coin of Rs 10 is made of bi-metallic material with diameter of 27 mm and weight of 7.71 grams. Ministry of Culture has been celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai from 28th January 2015 to 28th January 2016.
