The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year of-
Answer: D
2004 was the International Year of Rice.
Its slogan was 'Rice is life'. Rice is the staple of more than half the world's people and the crop on which food security in Asia rests; it was the first time the UN devoted a year to a single crop.
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When is World Blood Donor Day, recognized by the UN is observed as-
Answer: D
World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14 June.
It is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO blood groups in 1901 and won the Nobel Prize for it. The day promotes voluntary unpaid donation, which is the safest kind.
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World Standards Day is observed on which among the following dates?
Answer: B
14 October is World Standards Day.
It marks the meeting of delegates from 25 countries in London on that date in 1946 to found what became the International Organization for Standardization, and is observed jointly by the ISO, IEC and ITU.
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November 9 is observed as-
Answer: A
9 November is World Freedom Day.
It marks the fall of the Berlin Wall on that date in 1989, which opened the way to German reunification and the end of the Cold War in Europe.
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Which year is observed as Poverty Eradication Year by SAARC?
Answer: D
1995 was observed by SAARC as the Year for Poverty Eradication.
SAARC has designated a theme for most years since the early 1990s - 1990 the Girl Child, 1991 Shelter, 1992 Environment, 1993 Disabled Persons - to focus the attention of member states on a common social objective.
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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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