Important Days MCQs

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Important Days MCQs

Practice Important Days MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering national days, international days, United Nations observances, awareness campaigns, commemorative events and important dates frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #141
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is observed on:
A. 4 April
B. 4 May
C. 4 June
D. 4 March

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is an international day proclaimed by UNESCO, observed on 4 March.

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Question #142
World Sleep Day is observed on:
A. Friday of the second week of March
B. Friday of the first week of March
C. Friday after the Spring Vernal Equinox
D. Friday before the Spring Vernal Equinox

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
World Sleep Day is an annual event on the Friday before the Spring Vernal Equinox.

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Question #143
World Parkinson's Day is observed on:
A. 11 July
B. 11 May
C. 11 June
D. 11 April

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
World Parkinson's Day is observed on 11 April.

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Question #144
International Firefighters' Day is observed on:
A. 4 August
B. 4 June
C. 4 May
D. 4 July

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
International Firefighters' Day is observed on 4 May.

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Question #145
World Fair Trade Day is observed on:
A. Second Saturday of May
B. Second Sunday of May
C. Second Monday of May
D. Second Tuesday of May

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
World Fair Trade Day is observed on the second Saturday of May.

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Question #146
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed on:
A. 17 August
B. 17 June
C. 17 May
D. 17 July

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated annually on 17 May.

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Question #147
International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on:
A. 22 August
B. 22 May
C. 22 June
D. 22 July

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on 22 May.

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Question #148
World Food Safety Day is observed on:
A. 7 August
B. 7 June
C. 7 September
D. 7 July

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
World Food Safety Day is observed on 7 June.

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Question #149
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on:
A. 25 May
B. 25 March
C. 25 April
D. 25 June

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on 25 March.

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Question #150
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on:
A. 23 September
B. 23 August
C. 23 November
D. 23 October

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on 23 August.

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Question #151
International Day of Non-Violence (2 October) marks the birthday of:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Desmond Tutu
D. Martin Luther King Jr.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Question #152
World Migratory Bird Day is observed on:
A. Second Saturday of June and November
B. Second Saturday of April and September
C. Second Saturday of May and October
D. Second Saturday of July and December

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
World Migratory Bird Day is observed on the second Saturday of May and October.

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Question #153
National Milk Day in India is observed on:
A. 26 October
B. 26 August
C. 26 November
D. 26 September

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
National Milk Day is celebrated on 26 November in India to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien.

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Question #154
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on:
A. 25 November
B. 25 September
C. 25 August
D. 25 October

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on 25 November.

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Question #155
National Energy Conservation Day in India is observed on:
A. 14 September
B. 14 December
C. 14 November
D. 14 October

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on 14 December in India.

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Question #156
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is observed on:
A. 27 November
B. 27 October
C. 27 September
D. 27 December

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
The International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is observed on 27 December.

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Question #157
World Day of the Sick is observed on:
A. 11 March
B. 11 April
C. 11 February
D. 11 May

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The World Day of the Sick is an observance of the Catholic Church, observed on 11 February.

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Question #158
International Epilepsy Day is observed on:
A. Second Monday of May
B. Second Monday of February
C. Second Monday of April
D. Second Monday of March

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
International Epilepsy Day is observed on the second Monday of February.

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Question #159
International Women's Day (8 March) was officialised by the UN in which year?
A. 1972
B. 1985
C. 1975
D. 1980

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March in 1975.

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Question #160
International Day of Zero Waste is observed on:
A. 30 March
B. 30 May
C. 30 April
D. 30 June

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
International Day of Zero Waste is observed on 30 March.

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