Q. Consider the following:

1. India’s National Calendar is based upon the Saka era, whose dates have a permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian calendar
2. Chaitra Shukla 1 on which new year begins, always falls on 21 or 22 March every year
3. In a leap year, all the initial 6 months of the National Calendar of India are of 31 days

Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer: All are correct
Notes: All statements are correct. India’s National Calendar based upon the Saka era has a permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian calendar. The new year, Chaitra Shukla 1, falls on 21 or 22 March every year. In a leap year, all the initial 6 months of the National Calendar of India are 31 days.

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