General Awareness

Important National and International Days

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This hub offers practice questions on important national and international days, including environmental, cultural, and awareness dates. Memorizing these days is essential for the general awareness section of many competitive exams. Use these questions to quickly revise global holidays, United Nations days, and historical dates.

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Important National and International Days Questions

Multiple choice

World Water Day is observed on _______.

  1. 8th March

  2. 22nd March

  3. 1st May

  4. 5th June
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on March 22 to highlight the importance of freshwater. It advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources globally.

Multiple choice

Nurse's day falls on?

  1. May 14

  2. April 13

  3. May 12

  4. April 17
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 12, which is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

Multiple choice

UN Day falls on

  1. 21st October

  2. 24th October

  3. 30th October

  4. 12th October

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24th every year to mark the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force in 1945. It serves to promote the aims and achievements of the organization.

Multiple choice

World Environment Day is observed on

  1. 21th Mar

  2. 29th Dec

  3. 5th Jun

  4. 3rd Oct
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

Multiple choice

World Habitat Day is observed on

  1. 5th Oct

  2. 4th Nov

  3. 4th Oct

  4. 5th Jan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

World Habitat Day is observed on the first Monday of October every year. In many contexts, this is associated with the early days of October.

Multiple choice

World Kidney Day is observed annually on the

  1. 1st Monday of April

  2. 3rd Friday of January

  3. 4th Tuesday of February

  4. 2nd Thursday of March

  5. 3rd Wednesday of May
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign observed annually on the second Thursday of March. It focuses on the importance of kidneys to our overall health.

Multiple choice

World Red Cross Day is celebrated on

  1. May 8th

  2. April 7th

  3. June 5th

  4. March 6th
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

World Red Cross Day is celebrated annually on May 8th. This date marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Multiple choice

World Blood Donor's Day falls on

  1. 1st July

  2. 19th June

  3. 3rd October

  4. 14th June
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated annually on June 14th to raise awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products.

Multiple choice

International Day of Non Violence falls on

  1. 1st October

  2. 2nd October

  3. 3rd October

  4. 4th October

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2nd, which is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement.