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GK Questions: Important Days – Set 3

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  1. World Autism Awareness Dayis a nationally observed day on …………………every year
    1.April 2
    2.April 5
    3.May 5
    4.March 28
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.April 2
    Explanation :
    World Autism Awareness Day is a nationally observed day on the 2nd of April every year, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution “62/139”

  2. Second Thursday in March is observed as …………………………..
    1.World Disabled Day
    2.World Kidney Day
    3.World Malaria Day
    4.Anti-Terrorism Day
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.World Kidney Day
    Explanation :
    World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March(March 10, 2016)

  3. National Defence Day is celebrated on ………………….every year
    1.June 8
    2.February 12
    3.April 5
    4.March 3
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.March 3
    Explanation :
    National Defence Day is observed on March 3 every year. To commemorate this day, world’s largest and tallest Indian tricolour was unfurled at Town Park in Faridabad.

  4. World Malaria Day is is an international observance commemorated every year on ………………..
    1.August 12
    2.March 24
    3.April 25
    4.November 6
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.April 25
    Explanation :
    World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria

  5. May 8 is celebrated as ………………………….
    1.World Health Day
    2.World Red Cross day
    3.Commonwealth Day
    4.Civil Service Day
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.World Red Cross day
    Explanation :
    World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year.This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828), the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

  6. National Technology Day is celebrated on …………………………………
    1.May 11
    2.February 19
    3.December 6
    4.October 5
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.May 11
    Explanation :
    May 11 is annually observed as National Technology Day all over India to commemorate technological breakthroughs like mastering of nuclear weapons technology (Pokharan II)

  7. ……………………….. is celebrated annually on 27th March
    1.National Technology Day
    2.World Earth Day
    3.World Theatre Day
    4.National Science Day
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.World Theatre Day
    Explanation :
    World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organized to mark this occasion.

  8. International Labour Day is observed on …………………..
    1.July 11
    2.June 4
    3.April 1
    4.May 1
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.May 1
    Explanation :
    International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some places, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, anarchists, socialists.

  9. UNESCO established 18 April as the …………………….for Monuments and Sites
    1.World Telecommunication Day
    2.World Heritage Day
    3.World Asthma Day
    4.World Technology Day
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.World Heritage Day
    Explanation :
    UNESCO established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites in 1983. It aims to raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of theworld’s built monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.

  10. ………………is theInternational Day of Families, proclaimed by theUN General Assembly in 1993
    1.June 22
    2.April 21
    3.March 13
    4.May 15
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.May 15
    Explanation :
    May 15 is the International Day of Families, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution
    A/RES/47/237. The day reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The first such day was observed on May 15, 1994.





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