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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May 22 is observed as-
Answer: D
22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity.
The date marks the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. The day was moved to it in 2000 from 29 December, to avoid the holiday season.
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The National Safety Day is observed on which date in India?
Answer: C
National Safety Day is observed in India on 4 March.
It marks the founding of the National Safety Council on that date in 1966, and opens National Safety Week, which promotes safety at work, on the road and at home.
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The World Environment Day is celebrated on-
Answer: C
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June.
The date marks the opening of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. India hosted the day in 2011 and 2018.
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The birthday of which of the leader in India is observed as Children's day?
Answer: D
14 November is Children's Day in India, the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Nehru was known to children as Chacha Nehru and held that children are the future of the nation. The day has been marked since his death in 1964.
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India observes the National Deworming Day on which date?
Answer: C
National Deworming Day is observed in India on 10 February.
Children between 1 and 19 are given a single albendazole tablet at schools and anganwadis. Intestinal worms cause anaemia and malnutrition and affect a very large share of Indian children.
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The International Tiger Day is observed on which date?
Answer: B
International Tiger Day is observed on 29 July.
It was declared at the St Petersburg Tiger Summit in 2010, where thirteen range countries agreed to double wild tiger numbers by 2022. India holds about three-quarters of the world's wild tigers.
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