MCQ Quiz on Important Dates

MCQ Quiz on Important Dates – National and International Important Dates MCQs

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1. On which of the following dates has the Government of India decided to commemorate the birth anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose as ‘Parakram Diwas’?

a.7th June

b.23rd January

c.12th March

d.5th May

2. January 29 is observed as ______

a.World Leprosy Day

b.World Red Cross Day

c.Global Family Day

d.World Telecommunication Day

3. When is 'International Ozone Day' celebrated?

a.31st October

b.9th August

c.2nd October

d.16TH September

4. " International Yoga Day " is observed on _____ ?

a.23rd May

b.21st June

c.21st May

d.11th June

5. Bihar Diwas is celebrated on_____ across the state to commemorate the day when Bihar was carved out of the Bengal Presidency in the year 1912.

a.22nd February

b.21st January

c.22nd March

d.21st December

6. The United Nations' (UN) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking falls on-

a.29th June

b.21st June

c.26th June

d.12th June

7. Navy day is observed on

a.Dec-04

b.Oct-28

c.Nov-14

d.Nov-07

8. National Security Day celebrating across the country every year on

a.5th March

b.6th March

c.7th March

d.4th March

9. Four pairs of words are given. Find the odd one out.

a.22nd May : World Sparrow Day

b.22nd April : Earth Day

c.5th June : World Environment Day

d.22nd March : World Water Day

10. What was the slogan of World AIDS Day which was celebrated on December 01, 2017?

a.Volunteer's Act First

b.Right to Live

c.Right to Health

d.Everybody Counts

11. January 1 is observed as

a.World Telecommunication Day

b.World Red Cross Day

c.Global Family Day

d.Common Wealth Day

12. Indian War of Independence 1857 was written by

a.Mahatma Gandhi

b.Lala Lajpat Rai

c.V. D. Savarkar

d.Jawaharlal Nehru

13. World Red cross day falls on

a.3rd May

b.11th May

c.10th May

d.8th May

14. When is Pie Day observed on?

a.4th March

b.3rd March

c.13th March

d.14th March

15. When is International Mother's Day observed?

a.11th December

b.Second Wednesday of October

c.2nd Sunday of May

d.29th November

16. November 30 is observed as ______

a.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

b.International Human Solidarity Day

c.International Cooperative Day

d.Computer Security Day

17. World Homeopathy Day is observed globally on ___________.

a.10th April

b.11th April

c.13th April

d.12th April

18. Australia Day is observed on?

a.Jan-29

b.Jan-26

c.Jan-27

d.Jan-28

19. India came directly under the rule of the British Crown in the year_____

a.1857

b.1859

c.1858

d.1856

20. The first official International Women’s Day took place in?

a.1901

b.1911

c.1975

d.1951

21. Where was the 5th International conference on human excellence on Yoga (2019) be held?

a.Uttarakhand

b.Uttar Pradesh

c.New Delhi

d.Chandigarh

22. October 24 is observed as

a.United Nations Day

b.World Vegetarian Day

c.World Immunization Day

d.World Environment Day

23. On which date, ‘Chartered Accountants (C(a) Day is celebrated in India?

a.3rd July

b.1st July

c.4th July

d.2nd July

24. World Consumer Rights Day is observed globally on ___________.

a.25th March

b.15th March

c.14th March

d.25h April

25. Choose the most appropriate answer:Which of the following Asian countries celebrates its Independence Day on 4th February?

a.Bangladesh

b.Sri Lanka

c.Cambodia

d.Bahrain

26. 1990 was declared as the SAARC year

a.Of shelter for the homeless

b.Of girl child

c.Against drug abuse

d.Of mutual cooperation

27. On which of the following day National Statistics Day (NS(d) has been celebrated in India?

a.15th May

b.29th June

c.10th June

d.27th June

28. Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the 'Armed Forces Veterans Day' every year?

a.General K.S. Thimayya

b.General Maharaj Rajendr a Sinhji

c.General S.M. Srinagesh

d.General K. M. Cariappa

29. Who among the following won ICC’s ‘Spirit of Cricket Award’ for the year 2019?

a.Chris Gayle

b.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c.Faf du Plessis

d.Virat Kohli

30. When was the first Constituent Assembly election held in India?

a.1948

b.1949

c.1947

d.1946

31. " World Press Freedom Day " is observed on ?

a.4th May

b.2nd May

c.1st May

d.3rd May

32. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSP(d)is observed every year on _______

a.7th September

b.9th September

c.1st September

d.10th September

33. On what day National Cancer Awareness Day is observed every year in India?

a.10th November

b.8th November

c.9th November

d.7th November

34. The Indian Army is set to commission the first batch of women soldiers by year .......

a.2023

b.2022

c.2021

d.2020

35. When is the world's Asthma day celebrated?

a.7th July

b.7th May

c.7th June

d.7th January

36. Which day is celebrated every year as ‘World Environment Day’?

a.5th July

b.5th April

c.5th June

d.5th May

37. When is National girl child day of India Day

a.24th October

b.14th November

c.24th Janaury

d.25th January

38. In which year did D.C. Sircar publishes Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?

a.1967-68

b.1966-67

c.1964-65

d.1965-66

39. International Women's day is observed on

a.15th March

b.27th March

c.3rd March

d.8th March

40. On March 23rd, India observes _______ day/divas as a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary.

a.Tribute Day

b.Protest Day

c.Vidroh Divas

d.Shaheed Divas

41. When is World Energy Conservation Day celebrated?

a.15th November

b.10th Ocotber

c.14th December

d.25th December

42. National Civil Services Day is celebrated on _____________.

a.21st April

b.22nd March

c.23rd April

d.21st March

43. The sum of the ages of 4 children born at the intervals of 4 years is 48.Find the age of the youngest children

a.7 years

b.6 years

c.4 years

d.5 years

44. World Blood Donor Day is observed on ___________

a.24th June

b.24th November

c.14th November

d.14th June

45. National Science Day falls on

a.26th February

b.29th February

c.27th February

d.28th February

46. In which year was a separate Andhra state formed after the linguistic reorganization of the then Madras province?

a.1952

b.1950

c.1956

d.1947

47. Indian Army Day is celebrated on

a.15th January

b.19th November

c.26th December

d.16th October

48. Anti Terrorism Day is observed in India on May 21 to commemorate the death of

a.Rajiv Gandhi

b.Neta Ji

c.Potti Sri Ramulu

d.Mahatma Gandhi

49. In which year was the foundation stone for the Gateway of India laid in Bombay (now Mumbai)?

a.1905

b.1913

c.1915

d.1920

50. The 2017 World Hydrography Day (WH(d)is observed on which date ?

a.21st June

b.23rd June

c.20th June

d.22nd June

51. The United Nations has been observing International Day of Rural Women on

a.15th August

b.15th October

c. 15th September

d.15th July

52. When is the Anti-terrorism day observed?

a.24th May

b.21st May

c.23rd May

d.22nd May

53. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABAR(d) was established in:

a.1991

b.1982

c.1975

d.1987

54. India celebrates its Constitution Day on:(a) 15th December

a.15th December

b.26th November

c.21st August

d.26th January

55. Birth anniversary of which Prime Minister is observed as Sadbhawna Diwas?

a.Indira Gandhi

b.Lal Bahadur Shastri

c.Rajiv Gandhi

d.Jawaharlal Nehru

56. The World Music Day is celebrated across the world on

a.17th june

b.21st June

c.11th June

d.26th June

57. 'World Diabetes Day' is observed on

a.27th June

b.4th August

c.29th July

d.1st August

58. In which year did UNESCO include Yoga in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list?

a.2016

b.2015

c.2018

d.2014

59. When was the first ' International Non-Smoking Day' observed all over the world

a.28.01.1950

b.08.02.1989

c.26.01.1950

d.04.07.1988

60. What is the theme of 2017 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTIS((d) ?

a.Reduce digital divide

b.Entrepreneurship for social impact

c.Promote digital education for social welfare

d.Big data for big impact

61. India celebrates its National Sports Day on:

a.16th September

b.29th August

c.22nd April

d.9th December

62. The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every year on ______

a.14th August

b.17th June

c.4th May

d.3rd October

63. What was the theme of 'International Day of Forests 2017' that was observed on 21st March ?

a.Our Trees Our Forests

b.Forests and energy

c.Save Trees Save Forests

d.Trees and Forests

64. On which among the following dates, International Youth Day is observed?

a. 12th july

b.12th August

c.12th March

d.12th January

65. Tipu Sultan and British East India Company signed the Treaty of Mangalore in the year ______.

a.1792

b.1799

c.1784

d.1764

66. The IAAF Male Athlete of the Year Award has been won by Usain Bolt ______ time(s).

a.one

b.Two

c.Six

d.Five

67. The first complete census in India was held in the year ______.

a.1881

b.1873

c.1891

d.1885

68. Champaran Satyagraha was launched in which of the following years?

a.1945

b.1935

c.1928

d.1917

69. The India Meteorological Department (IM(d) celebrated _____ its foundation day on January 15, 2020.

a.139th

b.145th

c.140th

d.135th

70. National Press Day is celebrated on

a.Nov-20

b.Nov-16

c.Nov-18

d.Nov-14

71. International 'Yoga Divas' is celebrated every year on __________ .

a.25th May

b.21st June

c.25th june

d.21st May

72. In 1991, India's first indigenous supercomputer named____________was developed by Vijay Bhatkar.

a.Pragati 5000

b.Prayog 2000

c.Prayas 3003

d.Param 8000

73. When is the World day against Child Labour celebrated?

a.12th June

b.31st October

c.31st May

d.12th May

74. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on

a.31st May

b.28th May

c.30th May

d.29th May

75. The first-ever World Tuna Day (WT(d)is observed by the United Nations (UN) on which date ?

a.April 2, 2017

b.May 2, 2017

c.May 1, 2017

d.May 3, 2017

76. International day of sign language is observed on

a.23rd September

b.25th September

c.26th September

d.24th September

77. July 7 is observed as __________

a.World Telecommunication Day

b.International Cooperative Day

c.World Health Day

d.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

78. The United Nation declared 2003 as the International Year of

a.Internaional Space year

b.European Disability year

c.None of these

d.International Year of Freshwater

79. Which city hosted Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January 2019?

a.Kolkata

b.Varanasi

c.Bengaluru

d.Chennai

80. Constitution Day of India is on ________.

a.26th January

b.26th November

c.15th August

d.23rd June

81. When is the ' World environment Day ' celebrated

a.5th June

b.7th April

c.24th October

d.None of the Above

82. World Tobacco Day is celebrated on _____ ?

a.1st June

b.30th May

c.5th june

d.31st May

83. Which festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year?

a.Losar Festival

b.Ongkor Fesitval

c.Saga Dawa Festival

d.Shoton Festival

84. First Tuesday of May is observed as

a.Global Family Day

b.World Immunization Day

c.World Astham Day

d.International Human Solidarity Day

85. Engineer's Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of

a.C.V. Raman

b.M.Vivesvaraya

c.Srinivasa Ramanujan

d.Aryabhatta

86. ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti from 13 to 15 January every year in:

a.Uttar Pradesh

b.Uttrakhand

c.West Bengal

d.Bihar

87. The Ministry of AYUSH celebrated the first Naturopathy Day throughout India on?

a.18th November

b.19th November

c.17th November

d.20th November

88. What is the theme of the 2017 World Thalassaemia Day (WT(d)?

a.Together for Humanity

b.Access to Safe & Effective Drugs in Thalassaemia

c.Thalassemia: Knowledge is Strength

d.Patients Rights Revisited

89. Journalist's Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on

a.Oct 28, 1984

b.Oct 8, 1984

c.Oct 20, 1984

d.Oct 1, 1984

90. In which year did Vasco De Gama land in Calicut (Kozikode)?

a.1442

b.1498

c.1472

d.1458

91. On what day World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed

a.27th October

b.28th October

c.29th October

d.25th October

92. What is the 2017 theme of International Day for Biodiversity (ID((b) ?

a.Invasive Alien Species

b.Biodiversity and Agriculture

c.Convention on Biological Diversity

d.Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism

93. World Intellectual Property Day (WIP) is observed on which date ?

a.26th April

b.24th April

c.27th Aoril

d.25th April

94. October 3 is observed as _______

a.World Vegetarian Day

b.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

c.World Smile Day

d.World Immunization Day

95. The World Environment Day is celebrated on

a.7th April

b.6th August

c.5th June

d.16th June

96. What was the theme of World AIDS Day 2018?

a.Know your Status

b.Save Yourself

c.We shall Overcome

d.Check Yourself

97. National Tourism Day is celebrated every year in India?

a.31st January

b.27th January

c.25th January

d.29th Janaury

98. The birth anniversary of ________ is celebrated as 'International Nurses Day' every year.

a.Clara Barton

b.Florence Nightangle

c.Alice walker

d.Mother Teresa

99. The United Nation declared 2006 as the International year of

a.Communication

b.World Population

c.Elderly Persons

d.Rice

100. In which of the following years did Sarojini Naidu preside over the Indian National Congress session?

a.1915

b.1935

c.1945

d.1925

101. In which year the administration of India was transferred into the hands of the British Monarch by the Proclamation of Queen Victoria?

a.1864

b.1858

c.1842

d.1887

102. 'Parakram Diwas' is the birth anniversary of which freedom fighter?

a.Subhash Chandra Bose

b.Jawaharlal Nehru

c.Mahatma Gandhi

d.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

103. For the first time in India, the Kisan Diwas was celebrated on which of the following years?

a.1937

b.1926

c.1930

d.1936

104. United Nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in the year

a.1964

b.1956

c.1969

d.1974

105. In India, Air Force Day is celebrated on

a.11th October

b.9th October

c.8th October

d.10th October

106. 'International Plastic Bag Free Day' is observed on which date ?

a.4th July

b.6th July

c.5th July

d.3rd July

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