Days and Years Questions and Answers

Answer: D

World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December.

It was first observed in 1988 and is marked every year on 1 December to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, show support for people living with HIV and remember those who have died.

7 April is World Health Day, the founding day of WHO. 1 July is National Doctors' Day in India. None of the other dates is World AIDS Day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: A

Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December.

The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on that date in 1948. The Nobel Peace Prize is presented on the same day each year, in Oslo.

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.