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 Rural Women's Day is celebrated on

  1. July 17

  2. Sept 27

  3. Oct 15

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

World Rural Women's Day is an international observance established by the UN to recognize the role of rural women in agriculture and development, celebrated annually on October 15.

Multiple choice

The “Doctor's Day” is celebrated on

  1. 3rd July

  2. 1st July

  3. 11th July

  4. 7 th July
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1st in India to honor the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Multiple choice

AIDS Day” is celebrated on

  1. 23rd December

  2. 1st December

  3. 3rd December

  4. 13rd December
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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

Multiple choice

Arunachal Day is observed on

  1. 20th January

  2. 20th February

  3. 20th March

  4. 20th April
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

Commonwealth Day is observed on

  1. 26th August

  2. 24th May

  3. 27th December

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Commonwealth Day is observed on the second Monday of March, not on any of the dates listed in options A, B, or C. Since none of these specific dates are correct, option D (none of these) is the right answer.

Multiple choice

Earth Day is observed on _________.

  1. 22nd January

  2. 22nd April

  3. 22nd February

  4. 22nd March
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Earth Day is globally celebrated on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

Multiple choice

International Nurses Day is observed on __________.

  1. 12th May

  2. 12th June

  3. 12th July

  4. 12th August
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

International Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 12th to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.