The United Nations declared 2002 as the International Year of-
Answer: C
2002 was also the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage.
It marked thirty years of the World Heritage Convention of 1972, under which more than a thousand sites of outstanding universal value have since been listed.
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The United Nations declared 1994 as the International Year of-
Answer: C
1994 was both the International Year of the Family and the International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal.
The family year's theme was 'Family: resources and responsibilities in a changing world', and it established 15 May as the annual International Day of Families.
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World Sparrow Day is observed on which date?
Answer: C
World Sparrow Day is observed on 20 March.
It was begun in 2010 by the Nature Forever Society in India with an international partnership, to draw attention to the sharp decline of the house sparrow in cities.
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Dree Festival is celebrated from July 4 to July 7 every year by the people of:
Answer: B
The Dree Festival is celebrated by the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh, from 4 to 7 July.
It is an agricultural festival at which the gods Tamu, Metii, Medvr and Danyi are propitiated for a good harvest and for freedom from famine and disease.
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Which of the following days has been declared as National Handloom Day by the government of India?
Answer: B
National Handloom Day is observed in India on 7 August.
The date marks the launch of the Swadeshi movement at Calcutta on 7 August 1905, in protest against the partition of Bengal. Handloom weaving is India's largest cottage industry, employing about 3.5 million people.
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The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of-
Answer: C
2010 was both the International Year of Biodiversity and the International Year of Youth.
The biodiversity year marked the target date for significantly reducing the rate of biodiversity loss - a target that was missed. The youth year ran from August 2010 under the theme 'Dialogue and Mutual Understanding'.
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Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated in India on
Answer: C
Armed Forces Flag Day is observed in India on 7 December.
It has been kept since 1949, and small flags are sold to raise funds for the welfare and rehabilitation of serving personnel, veterans and their families.
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On which date, International Dance Day is observed?
Answer: A
International Dance Day is observed on 29 April.
It is the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the reformer of ballet. UNESCO's International Theatre Institute began the day in 1982, and a message is issued each year by a chosen figure from the dance world.
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Which among the following day celebrated as National Voters Day ?
Answer: B
National Voters' Day is celebrated in India on 25 January.
The Election Commission was founded on that date in 1950, and the day has been observed since 2011 to encourage young citizens to enrol and vote.
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In which date the IT department observes the Income Tax Day ?
Answer: B
The Income Tax Department observes Income Tax Day on 24 July.
Sir James Wilson introduced income tax in India on that date in 1860. The department celebrates it with awards for taxpayers and officers and campaigns on compliance.
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