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

Army Day is celebrated on

  1. 26th January

  2. 30th January

  3. 15th January

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

Army Day in India is celebrated on January 15th every year to commemorate the day Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

Multiple choice

March 24 is observed as

  1. World AIDS Day

  2. World Disabled Day

  3. World Environment Day

  4. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

March 24 is designated by the World Health Organization as World Tuberculosis Day to raise public awareness about the global epidemic of TB.

Multiple choice

May 24 is celebrated as

  1. Commonwealth Day

  2. Family Day

  3. World Heritage Day

  4. World Standards Day
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Multiple choice

May 17 is observed as

  1. World Telecommunication Day

  2. World Information Day

  3. World Population Day

  4. World Heritage Day
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

May 17 is observed as world telecommunication day.

Multiple choice

National Science Day is observed annually on

  1. 8th February

  2. 28th February

  3. 8th October

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

National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C.V. Raman.

Multiple choice

World Cancer Day is observed on ___________.

  1. Feb 4

  2. Feb 5

  3. Feb 12

  4. Feb 16
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.