When is International Day of the World's Indigenous People, recognized by the UN is observed?
Answer: D
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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November 21 is observed as-
Answer: D
21 November is World Hello Day.
It was begun in 1973 in response to the Yom Kippur War, and asks people to greet ten strangers as a gesture towards resolving conflict by communication rather than force.
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National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on:
Answer: B
National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on 24 April.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force on that date in 1993, giving panchayats constitutional status and making elections to them mandatory every five years.
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On which of the following dates, First-ever Income Tax day celebrations were held in India?
Answer: A
The first Income Tax Day in India was celebrated on 24 July 2010.
It marks the introduction of income tax by Sir James Wilson on 24 July 1860, to make good the losses of the 1857 revolt. The 2010 observance was the 150th anniversary.
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'Teacher's Day' is observed on which of the date?
Answer: B
Teachers' Day is observed on 5 September, the birthday of Dr S. Radhakrishnan.
When his students asked to celebrate his birthday in 1962, the philosopher-president suggested it be marked as Teachers' Day instead. World Teachers' Day is 5 October.
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The United Nations declared 1992 as the International Year of-
Answer: A
1992 was International Space Year.
It marked 500 years since Columbus's voyage and 35 years since Sputnik, and brought together the world's space agencies on a programme of earth observation called Mission to Planet Earth.
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First Indian Arctic Expeditions was launched in the Year?
Answer: D
India's first Arctic expedition was launched in 2007.
A five-member team went to Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard in August that year, and India opened its research station Himadri there in 2008. It had been working in Antarctica since 1981.
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When is the Commonwealth Day observed by its member countries?
Answer: B
Commonwealth Day is observed on the second Monday of March.
It replaced Empire Day, which had been kept on 24 May, Queen Victoria's birthday. The present date was adopted in 1977, and each year has a common theme observed across the member countries.
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National Youth Day has been celebrated on …………… every year (since 1985) on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda:
Answer: B
Swami Vivekananda's birthday, 12 January, is observed in India as National Youth Day.
The Government of India declared it in 1984, holding that his ideals and his message to the young could be an inspiration to Indian youth.
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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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