The 2017 Constitution Day is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: B
The 2017 Constitution Day was celebrated on 26 November, as it is every year.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on that date in 1949, and it came into force on 26 January 1950. The day has been observed since 2015.
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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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The 2017 National Press Day (NPD) is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: C
National Press Day is celebrated in India on 16 November.
The Press Council of India began functioning on that date in 1966 as a moral watchdog for the press. The day marks the establishment of a free and responsible press in the country.
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The 2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: C
Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12 November.
It marks Gandhi's only visit to a broadcasting studio, at All India Radio Delhi on that date in 1947, when he addressed the refugees displaced by partition and gathered at Kurukshetra.
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The 2017 National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: B
National Legal Services Day is celebrated on 9 November.
The Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987 came into force on that date in 1995. It provides free legal aid to the weaker sections and runs the Lok Adalat system for settling disputes by compromise.
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The 2017 National Unity Day (NUD) is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: B
National Unity Day - Rashtriya Ekta Diwas - is celebrated on 31 October.
It is the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who integrated 565 princely states into the Indian Union. The day has been observed since 2014, and the Statue of Unity was unveiled on it in 2018.
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The 2017 Infantry Day is celebrated on which date in India?
Answer: C
Infantry Day is celebrated on 27 October.
On that date in 1947 the first Sikh Regiment was airlifted to Srinagar to halt the tribal invasion of Kashmir - the first Indian Army operation after independence, mounted within hours of the Instrument of Accession.
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The 2017 National Engineers Day (NED) is celebrated on which day in India?
Answer: A
Engineers' Day is celebrated in India on 15 September.
It is the birthday of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, born in 1861, who built the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and Hyderabad's flood protection works and served as Diwan of Mysore. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
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The 2017 National Hindi Day (NHD) is celebrated on which day in India?
Answer: C
Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September.
The Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in Devanagari as an official language of the Union on that date in 1949, and the day has been observed since 1953. World Hindi Day, a separate observance, falls on 10 January.
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The 2017 National Sports Day (NSD) is celebrated on which day in India?
Answer: B
National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand.
He won Olympic hockey gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and scored over 400 international goals. The Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya awards are presented on the day.
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