General Knowledge - Dates
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
When is 'Quit India Day' celebrated?
- (a)
September 8th
- (b)
August 19th
- (c)
August 9th
- (d)
None of these
'World Food Day' is celebrated on
- (a)
Oct 15th
- (b)
Oct 19th
- (c)
Oct 12th
- (d)
Oct 16th
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. 19th November | 1. World Citizen Day |
B. 10th December | 2. International Human Rights Day |
C. November 26th | 3. National Law Day |
D. September 5th | 4. World Teacher's Day |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 2 4 - (c)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 1 2 3 4
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. 6th August | 1. World Literacy day |
B. 8th September | 2. World Peace day |
C. 6th October | 3. World Wildlife day |
D. 29th September | 4. World Heart day |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 2 4 - (c)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 1 2 3 4
Army Day is celebrated on ........ in India in recognition of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher in 1948.
- (a)
January 20th
- (b)
January 12th
- (c)
January 15th
- (d)
December 26th
May 31th is observed as
- (a)
World day for War orphans
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
World No Tobacco Day
- (d)
World Theatre Day
World Sight Day is observed every year on
- (a)
2nd Thursday of October
- (b)
2nd Friday of October
- (c)
September 11th
- (d)
November 19th
National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on
- (a)
April 30th
- (b)
April 24th
- (c)
May 19th
- (d)
May 12th
Consider the following statements
1. Louis braille Day was celebrated on January 5th.
2. World Laughter day was celebrated on January 10th.
Which of the above statements is/are right?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. Cosmology Day | 1. 14th April |
B. World Hemophilia Day | 2. 17th April |
C. World Heritage Day | 3. 18th April |
- (a)
A B C 2 1 3 - (b)
A B C 1 2 3 - (c)
A B C 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C 1 3 2
September 21st is observed as
- (a)
World day for War orphans
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South cooperation
- (c)
World Immunisation Day
- (d)
World Alzheimer's Day
National Sports Day, in tribute to the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, is celebrated every year on in India.
- (a)
August 29th
- (b)
August 16th
- (c)
August 12th
- (d)
August 20th
Nover 10th is observed as
- (a)
World day for War orphans
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
World Immunisation Day
- (d)
World Alzheimer's Day
When is Cultural Unity Day, recognised by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal are observed?
- (a)
December 11th
- (b)
May 21th
- (c)
March 8th
- (d)
April 14th
When is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, recognised by the UN is observed?
- (a)
August 23rd
- (b)
August 12th
- (c)
March 8th
- (d)
November 14th
Septemeber 26th is observed as
- (a)
International Cooperative Day
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
European Day of Languages
- (d)
International Day of Deliberately Unemployed
When is International Day of the World's Indigenous People, recognised by the UN is observed?
- (a)
December 11th
- (b)
July 11th
- (c)
March 8th
- (d)
August 9th
January 29th is observed as
- (a)
Global Family Day
- (b)
World red cross day
- (c)
World telecommunication day
- (d)
World Leprosy Day
December 9th is observed as
- (a)
International Day against Corruption
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
World telecommunication day
- (d)
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
When are National girls child day of Inda Day?
- (a)
January 25th
- (b)
January 24th
- (c)
October 24th
- (d)
November 14th
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. Indian Armed Forces Flag Day | 1. Sunday of February 2nd |
B. World Disabled Day | 2. December 4 |
C. World Marriage Day | 3. December 7 |
D. Indian Navy Day | 4. March 15 |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 3 4 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- (a)
World ozone Day: 16 September
- (b)
Hindi Divas: 19 September
- (c)
Alzheimer's Day: 21 September
- (d)
Indian Air Force Day: 9 October
Which among the following is not correct matched?
- (a)
August 6: Hiroshima Day
- (b)
August 9: International Day of the World's indigenous
- (c)
August 19: The World Humanitarian Day
- (d)
August 23: Victory over Japan Day
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
- (a)
World Thrift Day: October 31
- (b)
Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi: October 31
- (c)
Universal Children's Day: November 22
- (d)
National Education Day in India: November 11
International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on
- (a)
April, 12
- (b)
November, 17
- (c)
March, 23
- (d)
August, 17
The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on
- (a)
4th May
- (b)
17th June
- (c)
14th August
- (d)
3rd October
October 24 is observed as
- (a)
United Nations Day
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
World Immunisation Day
- (d)
World vegetarian Day
When is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, recognised by the UN is observed?
- (a)
December 11th
- (b)
May 21th
- (c)
third Sunday of November
- (d)
August 9th
January 6th is observed as
- (a)
World day for war orphans
- (b)
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
- (c)
World telecommunication day
- (d)
International Human Solidarity Day
The United Nations declared 4th week of September as the
- (a)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- (b)
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
- (c)
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
- (d)
Peace Week