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

Flag Day is observed on

  1. 4 November

  2. 7 December

  3. 7 July

  4. 4 October
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Armed Forces Flag Day is observed annually in India on 7 December to collect funds from people for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel.

Multiple choice

World Telcommunication Day is observed on

  1. 18 October

  2. 17 July

  3. 17 May

  4. 9 December
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed annually on 17 May. This date marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.

Multiple choice

Directions: Below given is a body of notice with three blanks. Fill those blanks with the options provided to make it a sensible one.

Environment Day Our _(1)_ Environment Protection Day from 1st December to 4th December, 2015. Several activities including tree plantation, poster making, _(2)_ will be held to create awareness about the environment. For further _(3)_ staff in-charge.

P: details contact your Q: school is observing R: storytelling and singing

  1. RPQ

  2. QRP

  3. PQR

  4. None of these

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Q ('Our school is observing') makes sense in the 1st blank and R is correct in the 2nd as activities are mentioned in the sentence and storytelling and singing are some of them. Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

World AIDS Day is celebrated on

  1. Dec 1

  2. Dec 2

  3. Oct 31

  4. Oct 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

World AIDS Day is observed globally on December 1st each year to raise awareness about the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

Multiple choice

In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as the

  1. International Day of Non-Violence

  2. International Day of Co-operation

  3. International Day of Peace and Co-operation

  4. International Day of Prace and Non-Violence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The UN General Assembly declared October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, as the International Day of Non-Violence to honor his legacy of peaceful resistance.

Multiple choice

Arunachal Day is observed on:

  1. Jan 20

  2. Feb 20

  3. Mar 20

  4. Apr 20
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Arunachal Pradesh attained statehood on February 20, 1987, and this date is celebrated as Statehood Day.

Multiple choice

The National Day of Yogoslavia is

  1. 29th November

  2. 6th March

  3. 4th January

  4. 10th April
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

November 29th was celebrated as Republic Day in the former Yugoslavia, commemorating the 1943 session of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia.

Multiple choice

World Space Week is held from

  1. 14th October to 21st October.

  2. 4th October to 10th October.

  3. 23rd October to 29th October

  4. 1st October to 7th October
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

World Space Week is an annual event celebrated from October 4 to October 10, commemorating the launch of Sputnik 1 and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty.

Multiple choice

World Food Day is on

  1. 24th October

  2. 1st December

  3. 10th December

  4. 16th October
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

World Food Day is celebrated annually on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.