General Knowledge - Dates
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
'International Literacy Day', celebrated on September 8th, was proclaimed by
- (a)
WHO
- (b)
UNESCO
- (c)
Virginia Literacy
- (d)
Feed The Minds Foundation
'National Consumer Rights Day' is observed on
- (a)
December 7th
- (b)
December 4th
- (c)
December 24th
- (d)
December 10th
'World Disability Day' is observed annually on
- (a)
December 10th
- (b)
December 3rd
- (c)
November 29th
- (d)
December 15th
Which of the following is not observed on March 21st
- (a)
World Poetry Day
- (b)
World Forestry Day
- (c)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- (d)
World Drama Day
Consider the following statements
1. Martyr's Day is celebrated on 30th January.
2. Martyrdom Day is celebrated on 23rd March.
Which of the above statement is right?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
Which day has been declared by the Californian governor as 'Steve Jobs day'?
- (a)
October 5th
- (b)
October 4th
- (c)
October 16th
- (d)
October 20th
UNESCO celebrates the 'World Radio day' on
- (a)
February 19th
- (b)
February 13th
- (c)
February 8th
- (d)
February 25th
'National Education Day' is celebrated on
- (a)
November 12th
- (b)
November 11th
- (c)
November 5th
- (d)
October 29th
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. July 1st | 1. International Joke day |
B. October 1st | 2. Halloween |
C. October 31st | 3. Senior citizen Day |
D. December 31th | 4. Pearl Harbour 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
Consider the following
1. Panchayat Dives was celebrated on 24th April.
2. Civil services day was celebrated on April 21st.
Which of the following is/are wrong?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
None of these
World Sight Day is observed every year on
- (a)
2nd Thursday of October
- (b)
2nd Friday of October
- (c)
September 11th
- (d)
November 19th
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
World Leprosy Eradication Day is observed every year on
- (a)
January 30th
- (b)
January 12th
- (c)
January 1st
- (d)
February 19th
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
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. Labour's Day | 1. May 31st |
B. Anti Tobacco Day | 2. May 2nd Sunday |
C. Mother's Day | 3. May 1st |
- (a)
A B C 2 1 3 - (b)
A B C 1 2 3 - (c)
A B C 3 1 2 - (d)
A B C 1 3 2
Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the commonwealth of Nations is held every year on
- (a)
March 12th
- (b)
Second Sunday of March
- (c)
Second Monday of March
- (d)
March 1st
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
January 29th is observed as
- (a)
Global Family Day
- (b)
World red cross day
- (c)
World telecommunication day
- (d)
World Leprosy Day
When are National girls child day of Inda Day?
- (a)
January 25th
- (b)
January 24th
- (c)
October 24th
- (d)
November 14th
The United Nations declared 1997-2006 as the International decade for
- (a)
Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
- (b)
First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
- (c)
First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
- (d)
International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared decade 2010-2020 as
- (a)
Decade of Innovation
- (b)
Decade of Science
- (c)
Decade of Poetry
- (d)
Decade of children
Match the following
List I (Date) |
List II (Day) |
A. October 7 | 1. World Habitat Day |
B. October 24 | 2. United National Day |
C. September 24 | 3. World Tourism Day |
D. October 8 | 4. Farmer's Day |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 4 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 3 4
When is World Intellectual Property Day, recognised by the UN is observed?
- (a)
December 11th
- (b)
November 29th
- (c)
April 26th
- (d)
Second Wednesday of October
In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) founded?
- (a)
1967
- (b)
1969
- (c)
1970
- (d)
1974
In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as the
- (a)
International Day of Non-Violence
- (b)
International Day of Co-operation
- (c)
International Day of peace and Co-operation
- (d)
International Day of Prace and Non-Violence
World Meteorological Day (celebrated on 23rd March) is recognised by
- (a)
UN
- (b)
WHO
- (c)
Both a and b
- (d)
None of the above
Which date is known as 'Diabetes Day'?
- (a)
14th February
- (b)
14th May
- (c)
14th September
- (d)
14th November
First Indian Arctic Expeditions was launched in the year
- (a)
2004
- (b)
2005
- (c)
2006
- (d)
2007
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