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Days and Years Questions and Answers

1.

The International Day of the Girl Child is observed on which date ?

Answer: A

Correct answer: 11th October

The UN declared 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child in 2011, to address the particular disadvantages girls face in education, health and protection from early marriage. India separately observes National Girl Child Day on 24 January.

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2.

On which date, the World Milk Day is observed?

Answer: D

World Milk Day is observed on 1 June.

The FAO began it in 2001 to recognise the place of milk in nutrition and in rural livelihoods. India is the world's largest milk producer, with about a quarter of global output.

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3.

Friendship day is celebrated on

Answer: B

Friendship Day is popularly celebrated on the first Sunday of August, which the date given here reflects.

Because it is tied to a weekday the date moves each year. The UN's own International Day of Friendship, proclaimed in 2011, falls on the fixed date of 30 July.

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Answer: D

4 May is recorded here as the International Day of the Deliberately Unemployed.

It is an informal observance rather than a UN one, marked chiefly in Germany and Austria as a satirical protest at attitudes to work and unemployment.

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5.

The United Nations International Day of Happiness is celebrated on which date?

Answer: D

The International Day of Happiness is celebrated on 20 March.

The UN designated it in 2012 on Bhutan's initiative, recognising happiness and well-being as universal goals and calling for a more inclusive and balanced approach to economic growth.

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6.

The Central Excise Day is observed on which date?

Answer: A

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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7.

World Thrift Day is observed on

Answer: D

World Thrift Day is observed on 30 October.

It was founded at the first International Thrift Congress in Milan in 1924 to promote saving through savings banks. In India it is observed on 30 October, and the day is marked in schools and banks.

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9.

On which date International Women’s Day was observed?

Answer: A

International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March.

It grew out of the labour movements of the early twentieth century and was recognised by the UN in 1975. In several countries it is a public holiday.

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10.

International Civil Aviation Day is observed on which date ?

Answer: D

Correct answer: 7th December

International Civil Aviation Day marks 7 December 1944, when the Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed in Chicago, creating the body that became ICAO. The UN recognised the day in 1996.

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