๐ Chapter 03 ยท PYQs ยท Important Days
Important Days & Observances โ Previous Year Questions
UPSC, APPSC, and TGPSC previous year questions on important days with detailed answers.
World Wetlands Day is observed on which date?
- A) 22 March
- B) 2 February
- C) 5 June
- D) 22 April
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Answer: B โ World Wetlands Day is observed on 2 February, commemorating the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971.
National Youth Day is observed on 12 January to commemorate the birthday of:
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Swami Vivekananda
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Bhagat Singh
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Answer: B โ National Youth Day is observed on 12 January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda (1863). The day was designated in 1984 by the Government of India.
World Health Day is observed on which date?
- A) 1 April
- B) 7 April
- C) 14 April
- D) 22 April
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Answer: B โ World Health Day is observed on 7 April, the date of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948.
International Mother Language Day is observed on 21 February to commemorate:
- A) Birth of Rabindranath Tagore
- B) Language Movement Day in Bangladesh (1952)
- C) Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- D) UNESCO’s founding
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Answer: B โ International Mother Language Day is observed on 21 February to commemorate the Language Movement Day in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1952, when students were killed while protesting for the recognition of Bengali as an official language.
National Mathematics Day is observed on 22 December to commemorate the birthday of:
- A) C.V. Raman
- B) Homi J. Bhabha
- C) Srinivasa Ramanujan
- D) Satyendra Nath Bose
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Answer: C โ National Mathematics Day is observed on 22 December, the birthday of the legendary mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887). The day was declared in 2012 by PM Manmohan Singh.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on which date?
- A) 15 August
- B) 26 July
- C) 26 July
- D) 9 August
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Answer: B/C โ Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26 July, commemorating India’s declaration of victory in the Kargil War in 1999. Indian forces recaptured all occupied positions from Pakistani intruders.
World Population Day is observed on:
- A) 1 July
- B) 11 July
- C) 21 July
- D) 31 July
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Answer: B โ World Population Day is observed on 11 July, the approximate date when the world population reached 5 billion in 1987. It was established by the UN Development Programme in 1989.
Parakram Diwas is observed on 23 January to commemorate the birthday of:
- A) Bhagat Singh
- B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Lala Lajpat Rai
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Answer: C โ Parakram Diwas is observed on 23 January, the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (1897). The Government of India declared this day in 2021.
World AIDS Day is observed on:
- A) 1 November
- B) 1 December
- C) 10 December
- D) 14 December
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Answer: B โ World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December every year. It was first observed in 1988 and is dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and mourning those who have died from the disease.
The United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Which country proposed this declaration?
- A) USA
- B) China
- C) India
- D) Ethiopia
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Answer: C โ India proposed the declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023) at the UN General Assembly. The proposal was adopted in 2021, recognising India’s leadership in millet production and promotion.