The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the
Answer: A
The first death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, 21 May, is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day.
He was assassinated by a suicide bomber at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on 21 May 1991. On the day government offices take a pledge against violence and terrorism.
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Which of the following decade is celebrated as International Decade of the World's Indigenous People?
Answer: A
1994–2004 was the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People - the first of two.
The second ran from 2005 to 2014. Together they produced the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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The 2017 World Fisheries day (WFD) is observed on which date?
Answer: A
The 2017 World Fisheries Day was observed on 21 November, its fixed date.
It was begun in 1997 by the World Fisheries Forum at New Delhi, which called for sustainable fishing. Nearly 90 per cent of the world's marine fish stocks are now fully exploited or overfished.
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20th August is celebrated as
Answer: B
20 August is observed as Sadbhavana Divas, Harmony Day.
It is the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, born in 1944, and the day promotes national integration and communal harmony. The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is presented on it.
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When is the 'National Science Day' celebrated in India?
Answer: C
National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February.
It marks C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman effect on that date in 1928, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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World Literacy Day is observed on
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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1981 was the international year of the
Answer: C
1981 was the International Year of Disabled Persons.
Its theme was 'full participation and equality', and it led to the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and to the UN Decade of Disabled Persons, 1983–1992.
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Which of the following decade is celebrated as Bone and Joint Decade, recognised by WHO?
Answer: B
2001–2010 was the Bone and Joint Decade, recognised by the WHO.
It drew attention to musculoskeletal disorders - arthritis, osteoporosis, back pain and injury - which cause more years lived with disability than any other group of conditions.
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The Indian Army observed 2011 as the year of:
Answer: B
The Indian Army observed 2011 as the Year of Disabled Soldiers.
It focused on the welfare, rehabilitation and dignified resettlement of soldiers disabled in service, and on improving the pension and medical support available to them.
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UNESCO recently celebrated the first ‘World Radio Day’ on:
Answer: B
UNESCO's first World Radio Day was celebrated on 13 February.
The date marks the founding of United Nations Radio in 1946. UNESCO proclaimed the day in 2011 and it was first observed in 2012; radio still reaches more people than any other medium.
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