In which of the following countries Patriot Day is observed every year in the month of September ?
Answer: A
Patriot Day is observed in the United States, on 11 September.
It commemorates the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 attacks. Flags are flown at half-mast and a moment of silence is observed at 8:46 a.m., the time the first aircraft struck.
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On which of the following dates Balika Diwas is celebrated in India?
Answer: C
Balika Diwas is recorded here as being celebrated on 9 December.
Several states keep a girl child day of their own; the national observance, National Girl Child Day, falls on 24 January and has been marked since 2008.
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed on which date every year ?
Answer: A
The International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed on 9 August.
The date marks the first meeting in 1982 of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. There are about 476 million indigenous people in ninety countries.
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On 15 June 2007 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish which date as the International Day of Non-Violence?
Answer: A
The International Day of Non-Violence falls on 2 October, Gandhi's birthday.
The UN General Assembly adopted it in 2007. In India the same day is Gandhi Jayanti and is one of three national holidays, with Independence Day and Republic Day.
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On what date World-No Tobacco Day is observed?
Answer: C
World No Tobacco Day falls on 31 May.
The World Health Organization has kept it on that date since 1988. Tobacco kills more than eight million people a year, over a million of them non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke.
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National Technology Day is celebrated on which date?
Answer: B
National Technology Day is celebrated in India on 11 May.
On that date in 1998 India conducted the Pokhran-II nuclear tests, flew the Hansa-3 aircraft for the first time and test-fired the Trishul missile. Vajpayee declared the day soon after.
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Birth anniversary of which among the following leaders is observed as National Education Day?
Answer: C
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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World Health day is observed on?
Answer: D
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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On which among the following dates, World Refugee Day observed by the United Nations?
Answer: B
20 June is World Refugee Day.
The UN designated it in 2000, from 2001, replacing Africa Refugee Day. Over 110 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide, the highest number on record.
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On which among the following dates, Army Day is observed?
Answer: A
15 January is Army Day in India.
It marks the day in 1949 when Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa took over as the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British holder of the post.
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