TNPSC General Knowledge - Dates
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
When is 'Hindi Diwas' celebrated?
- (a)
October 12th
- (b)
October 19th
- (c)
September 14th
- (d)
September 7th
'International Literacy Day', celebrated on September 8th, was proclaimed by
- (a)
WHO
- (b)
UNESCO
- (c)
Virginia Literacy
- (d)
Feed The Minds Foundation
The Andhra Pradesh state government celebrated from September 15th as
- (a)
Farmers Week
- (b)
Children's Week
- (c)
Farmer and Women Week
- (d)
Human Rights Week
'National Consumer Rights Day' is observed on
- (a)
December 7th
- (b)
December 4th
- (c)
December 24th
- (d)
December 10th
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
'World Disability Day' is observed annually on
- (a)
December 10th
- (b)
December 3rd
- (c)
November 29th
- (d)
December 15th
When is 'Common service Centre Divas' observed?
- (a)
July 14th
- (b)
July 16th
- (c)
July 29th
- (d)
August 4th
When is Data Protection Day observed?
- (a)
January 28th
- (b)
December 30th
- (c)
October 27th
- (d)
February 20th
The 'Indian Air Force Day' is celebrated on
- (a)
Oct 20th
- (b)
Oct 8th
- (c)
Oct 15th
- (d)
Sept 19th
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
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
Starting 2009, the United Nations has decided to observed World Day of Social Justice.
- (a)
February 12th
- (b)
February 19th
- (c)
February 20th
- (d)
January 30th
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
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
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
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
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. January 25 | 1. Ordnance Factories Day(India) |
B. March 18 | 2. World Leprosy Eradication Day |
C. January 30 | 3. National Voters day |
D. December 3 | 4. World Day of the Handicapped |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 2 4 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
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
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. World Forestry Day | 1. March 21 |
B. World Water Day | 2. March 22 |
C. National Day of Bangladesh | 3. March 26 |
D. National Maritime Day | 4. April 5 |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 4 1 2
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
September 11th is observed as
- (a)
World Vegetarian Day
- (b)
United Nations Day of South-South Co-operation
- (c)
World First Aid Day
- (d)
World Television Day
When is World blind Day/World Sight Day observed?
- (a)
December 11th
- (b)
December 20th
- (c)
September 15th
- (d)
2nd Thursday of October
World Meteorological Day (celebrated on 23rd March) is recognised by
- (a)
UN
- (b)
WHO
- (c)
Both a and b
- (d)
None of the above
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
The United Nations declared October as the
- (a)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- (b)
National Pretzel Month
- (c)
International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awarenesss Month
- (d)
All of the above