๐ Chapter 03 ยท MCQs ยท Important Days
Important Days & Observances โ Practice MCQs
10 practice questions on national and international days for UPSC & PSC exams.
Q1National Science Day is observed on 28 February to commemorate:
- A) India’s first nuclear test
- B) C.V. Raman’s announcement of the Raman Effect (1928)
- C) Launch of India’s first satellite
- D) Discovery of DNA structure
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Answer: B โ National Science Day is observed on 28 February to commemorate C.V. Raman’s announcement of the Raman Effect in 1928, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Q2World Environment Day is observed on:
- A) 22 April
- B) 5 June
- C) 16 September
- D) 22 March
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Answer: B โ World Environment Day is observed on 5 June, commemorating the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (1972).
Q3National Sports Day is observed on 29 August to commemorate the birthday of:
- A) Milkha Singh
- B) Major Dhyan Chand
- C) P.T. Usha
- D) Sachin Tendulkar
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Answer: B โ National Sports Day is observed on 29 August, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand (1905), the legendary hockey player known as the “Wizard of Hockey.”
Q4International Day of Yoga is observed on:
- A) 5 June
- B) 11 July
- C) 21 June
- D) 22 April
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Answer: C โ International Day of Yoga is observed on 21 June. The UN declared 21 June as International Day of Yoga in 2015, following India’s proposal at the UN General Assembly.
Q5World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September to commemorate:
- A) Discovery of the ozone hole
- B) Signing of the Montreal Protocol (1987)
- C) Vienna Convention (1985)
- D) Kigali Amendment (2016)
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Answer: B โ World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987.
Q6National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is observed on 31 October to commemorate the birthday of:
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
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Answer: C โ National Unity Day is observed on 31 October, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), the “Iron Man of India” who unified the princely states.
Q7World Water Day is observed on:
- A) 8 March
- B) 5 June
- C) 22 March
- D) 22 April
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Answer: C โ World Water Day is observed on 22 March every year to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater and advocate for sustainable management of water resources.
Q8National Technology Day is observed on 11 May to commemorate:
- A) Launch of Aryabhata satellite
- B) India’s Pokhran nuclear test (1998)
- C) First flight of Tejas aircraft
- D) Launch of ISRO
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Answer: B โ National Technology Day is observed on 11 May to commemorate India’s successful nuclear tests at Pokhran (Operation Shakti) in 1998.
Q9Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December to commemorate:
- A) Founding of the United Nations
- B) Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- C) Death of Alfred Nobel
- D) Both B and C
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Answer: D โ Human Rights Day on 10 December commemorates both the adoption of the UDHR in 1948 AND the death of Alfred Nobel in 1896 (which is why Nobel Prizes are awarded on this date).
Q10The United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of:
- A) Sustainable Tourism
- B) Millets
- C) Biodiversity
- D) Ocean Science
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Answer: B โ The United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). India proposed this declaration, and it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2021.