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451.

National Road Safety Week is observed in which month?

Answer: A

National Road Safety Week is observed in January.

It is organised by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. About 150,000 people die on Indian roads each year, the highest number of any country.

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452.

World Health Day is celebrated every year on:

Answer: B

7 April is World Health Day.

It marks the founding of the World Health Organization on that date in 1948, and has been observed since 1950. Each year takes a health theme of global concern.

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453.

On which of the following dates,Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas is observed in India every year on the birth day of Rajiv Gandhi?

Answer: C

Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas is observed on 20 August, his birthday.

It has been marked since 2004 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, to promote renewable sources of energy. The same date is also Sadbhavana Divas.

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454.

which date is observed Central Excise day ?

Answer: B

Central Excise Day is observed on 24 February.

The Central Excise and Salt Act received assent on that date in 1944. The day honours the service that collected excise duty, now merged into the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs under GST.

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455.

On which date of December we observe Minorities Rights Day ?

Answer: C

Minorities Rights Day is observed in India on 18 December.

The date marks the UN's adoption in 1992 of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. India's National Commission for Minorities observes it.

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456.

Which among the following has been decided by the government  to observe as India Corporate Week ?

Answer: C

India Corporate Week is observed in the third week of December.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs began it in 2009 to promote corporate social responsibility and better governance, and it surrounds the anniversary of the Companies Act.

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457.

Whose birth anniversary is observed as the National Education Day in India?

Answer: B

National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November.

It is the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first education minister, who established the UGC, the IITs and the three national academies of letters, art and music.

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458.

On which of the following dates the country observed Police Commemoration Day ?

Answer: B

Police Commemoration Day is observed on 21 October.

On that date in 1959 a Central Reserve Police Force patrol was ambushed by Chinese troops at Hot Springs in Ladakh, and ten policemen were killed. The day honours police personnel who die in the line of duty.

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Answer: D

All three pairs are correctly matched.

International Migrants Day falls on 18 December, marking the 1990 convention on migrant workers' rights; International Volunteer Day on 5 December; and the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October.

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460.

On which of the following dates International Literacy Day is observed every year?

Answer: C

International Literacy Day is observed on 8 September.

UNESCO declared it in 1966, and it has been marked every year since 1967. About 770 million adults worldwide still cannot read.

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