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Important Days and Dates

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Question 1

National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Bhagat Singh

B. Subhas Chandra Bose

C. Swami Vivekananda

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 2

Army Day is celebrated on January 15. What event does it commemorate?

A. Indian Army was established on January 15

B. General K.M. Cariappa became first Indian Commander-in-Chief in 1949

C. India won its first war on January 15

D. First Indian Army parade was held on January 15

Question 3

National Voters Day is celebrated on January 25. Why this date?

A. First general election was held on this date

B. Election Commission of India was established on January 25, 1950

C. Universal adult franchise was granted on this date

D. First voter registration was done on this date

Question 4

Republic Day is celebrated on January 26. Why this date?

A. India gained independence on this date

B. Indian Constitution was adopted on this date

C. Indian Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950

D. First election of India was held on this date

Question 5

Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Diwas) is observed on January 30. Why?

A. Bhagat Singh was arrested on January 30

B. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948

C. First freedom fighter was hanged on January 30

D. Subhas Chandra Bose disappeared on January 30

Question 6

National Science Day is celebrated on February 28. Which discovery does it commemorate?

A. Discovery of the electron

B. Discovery of Raman Effect by C.V. Raman in 1928

C. First nuclear test of India

D. Launch of India's first satellite

Question 7

Martyrs' Day on March 23 commemorates the execution of which freedom fighters?

A. Subhas Chandra Bose, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru

C. Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan

D. Mangal Pandey, Tantia Tope and Kunwar Singh

Question 8

World Water Day is observed on which date?

A. March 15

B. March 20

C. March 22

D. March 25

Question 9

World Meteorological Day is celebrated on March 23. What does it mark?

A. First weather forecast was made on this date

B. World Meteorological Organization was established on March 23, 1950

C. First rain gauge was invented on this date

D. World climate agreement was signed on this date

Question 10

World TB Day is observed on March 24. Who made the key discovery associated with this day?

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Alexander Fleming

C. Dr. Robert Koch

D. Edward Jenner

Question 11

World Health Day is celebrated on April 7. This date marks which event?

A. First vaccine was discovered on April 7

B. WHO Constitution came into force on April 7, 1948

C. First World Health Assembly was held on April 7

D. Smallpox was eradicated on April 7

Question 12

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. In which year was the first Earth Day celebrated?

A. 1960

B. 1965

C. 1970

D. 1972

Question 13

World Book Day on April 23 is declared by which organization?

A. United Nations

B. WHO

C. UNESCO

D. World Bank

Question 14

International Labour Day (May Day) is celebrated on May 1. Which historical event does it relate to?

A. First trade union was formed on May 1

B. Haymarket affair of 1886 in Chicago

C. First strike of workers was on May 1

D. ILO was established on May 1

Question 15

World Red Cross Day is celebrated on May 8. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Florence Nightingale

B. Louis Pasteur

C. Henry Dunant

D. Karl Landsteiner

Question 16

National Technology Day is celebrated on May 11. Which event does it commemorate?

A. First Indian satellite launch on May 11

B. Pokhran nuclear test (Operation Shakti) on May 11, 1998

C. First nuclear power plant established on May 11

D. First computer manufactured in India on May 11

Question 17

International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Mother Teresa

B. Florence Nightingale

C. Marie Curie

D. Clara Barton

Question 18

National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on May 21. Which event does it mark?

A. Mumbai terror attacks of 2008

B. Parliament attack of 2001

C. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991

D. Assassination of Indira Gandhi

Question 19

World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5. In which year was it declared by the United Nations?

A. 1970

B. 1972

C. 1975

D. 1980

Question 20

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Karl Landsteiner

C. Alexander Fleming

D. William Harvey

Question 21

International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21. Who proposed it at the United Nations?

A. President Pranab Mukherjee

B. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

C. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

D. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Question 22

In which year was the first International Yoga Day observed?

A. 2014

B. 2015

C. 2016

D. 2017

Question 23

International Olympic Day is celebrated on June 23. What does this date mark?

A. First modern Olympics was held on June 23

B. International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894

C. Olympic flame was first lit on June 23

D. Olympic symbol was designed on June 23

Question 24

National Doctors Day is celebrated on July 1. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

B. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

C. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

D. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

Question 25

World Population Day is celebrated on July 11. Which organization established it?

A. WHO

B. UNESCO

C. UNDP

D. UNICEF

Question 26

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26. What does it commemorate?

A. India's victory in the 1971 war

B. India's independence from Britain

C. India's victory in the Kargil War on July 26, 1999

D. Indian Army was established on July 26

Question 27

National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29. On whose birthday is it celebrated?

A. Milkha Singh

B. Sachin Tendulkar

C. P.T. Usha

D. Major Dhyan Chand

Question 28

Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on September 5. On whose birthday?

A. Swami Vivekananda

B. Rabindranath Tagore

C. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 29

Hindi Diwas (National Hindi Day) is celebrated on September 14. Why this date?

A. Hindi language was born on September 14

B. First Hindi newspaper was published on September 14

C. Hindi was adopted as official language of India on September 14, 1949

D. First Hindi book was written on September 14

Question 30

Engineers' Day is celebrated on September 15. On whose birthday?

A. Homi Bhabha

B. Vikram Sarabhai

C. M. Visvesvaraya

D. C.V. Raman

Question 31

World Ozone Day is celebrated on September 16. Which international agreement does it commemorate?

A. Kyoto Protocol

B. Paris Agreement

C. Montreal Protocol

D. Vienna Convention

Question 32

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2. The United Nations also observes this date as which day?

A. International Day of Peace

B. International Day of Non-Violence

C. World Human Rights Day

D. International Freedom Day

Question 33

Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8. Why this date?

A. India's Air Force won its first battle on this date

B. Indian Air Force was established on October 8, 1932

C. First Indian pilot got his wings on this date

D. Air Force headquarters was established on this date

Question 34

World Food Day is celebrated on October 16. What does this date mark?

A. First food aid was given on this date

B. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) was founded on October 16, 1945

C. World food crisis was declared on this date

D. Green Revolution started on this date

Question 35

United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. Why this date?

A. UN was founded on October 24

B. UN Charter came into force on October 24, 1945

C. First UN General Assembly was held on October 24

D. UN headquarters was established on October 24

Question 36

National Unity Day is celebrated on October 31. On whose birthday? When was it started?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru - started 1960

B. Mahatma Gandhi - started 2005

C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - started 2014

D. Indira Gandhi - started 1990

Question 37

National Education Day is celebrated on November 11. On whose birthday?

A. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

B. Rabindranath Tagore

C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 38

Children's Day in India is celebrated on November 14. Why November 14?

A. First children's rights law was passed on this date

B. It is the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru who loved children

C. UN declared it as Children's Day on November 14

D. First Indian school was established on November 14

Question 39

Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas) is celebrated on November 26. Why this date?

A. Constitution was implemented on November 26

B. Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949

C. Constitution was first drafted on November 26

D. Constituent Assembly was formed on November 26

Question 40

World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1. When was it first observed?

A. 1985

B. 1986

C. 1988

D. 1990

Question 41

Indian Navy Day is celebrated on December 4. Which operation does it commemorate?

A. Operation Vijay

B. Operation Trident on Karachi harbour in 1971

C. Operation Shakti

D. Operation Meghdoot

Question 42

Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10. What was adopted on this date?

A. UN Charter was signed on December 10

B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted on December 10, 1948

C. Geneva Convention was signed on December 10

D. International Court of Justice was established on December 10

Question 43

Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16. What does it commemorate?

A. India's independence from Britain

B. India's victory in the Kargil War

C. India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war and creation of Bangladesh

D. India's first nuclear test

Question 44

Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on December 19. What happened on this day?

A. Goa became a state on December 19

B. Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961

C. First election in Goa was held on December 19

D. Goa merged with India on December 19, 1971

Question 45

National Mathematics Day is celebrated on December 22. On whose birthday?

A. Aryabhata

B. Brahmagupta

C. Srinivasa Ramanujan

D. C.V. Raman

Question 46

National Farmers Day (Kisan Diwas) is celebrated on December 23. On whose birthday?

A. Lal Bahadur Shastri

B. Chaudhary Charan Singh

C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 47

International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21. Which movement does it commemorate?

A. Hindi language movement in India

B. Shaheed Minar movement in Bangladesh (1952) to protect Bengali language

C. Sanskrit preservation movement

D. Tamil language movement in Sri Lanka

Question 48

World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on May 3. Which organization declared it?

A. United Nations

B. UNESCO

C. World Press Federation

D. International Journalists Association

Question 49

National Consumer Day is celebrated on December 24. Which act's enactment does it mark?

A. Competition Act, 2002

B. Consumer Protection Act, 1986

C. Right to Information Act, 2005

D. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act

Question 50

National Girl Child Day is celebrated on January 24. It was started in 2008 by which ministry?

A. Ministry of Education

B. Ministry of Home Affairs

C. Ministry of Women and Child Development

D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Question 51

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on May 31. Who declared it?

A. UNICEF

B. UNESCO

C. WHO

D. United Nations General Assembly

Question 52

National Pollution Control Day is celebrated on December 2. Which disaster does it relate to?

A. Chernobyl nuclear disaster

B. Bhopal Gas Tragedy of December 2-3, 1984

C. Delhi gas leak of 1985

D. Fukushima nuclear disaster

Question 53

World Post Day is celebrated on October 9. What does it commemorate?

A. First postage stamp was issued on October 9

B. Universal Postal Union (UPU) was established in 1874

C. First postal service started on October 9

D. Email was invented on October 9

Question 54

International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8. Which organization declared it?

A. UNICEF

B. UNESCO

C. World Bank

D. United Nations

Question 55

National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on April 24. Which Constitutional Amendment came into force on this date?

A. 70th Constitutional Amendment

B. 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force on April 24, 1993

C. 74th Constitutional Amendment

D. 42nd Constitutional Amendment

Question 56

Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Formation Day are both celebrated on May 1. In which year were these states formed?

A. 1947

B. 1950

C. 1960

D. 1965

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