Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Days and Years-GK

41

Which day is observed as World AIDS Day?

A) 1 December B) 20 March C) 20 December D) 1 March

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It's an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day.

42

Which one of the following is the theme of the World Health Day, 2017 celebrated by the World Health Organization?

A) Diabetes B) Food Safety C) Depression: Let's Talk D) Ageing and Health

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

World Health Day 2017 will be celebrated on 7 April. Each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) selects a theme highlighting a particular priority area of public health. The theme for this year's global health awareness day is 'Depression: Let's Talk'.

43

The United Nations declared October as the -

A) Breast Cancer Awareness Month B) The World's Indigenous People Month C) Desert and Desertification Month D) None of these

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

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44

26 September is observed as -

A) International Cooperative Day B) United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation C) European Day of Languages D) World Health Day

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

European Day of Languages is celebrated on 26 September annually to promote awareness among the public about the importance of language learning and protecting the heritage of the language.

45

4 May is observed as -

A) International Cooperative Day B) United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation C) European Day of Languages D) International Firefighter's Day

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

International Firefighter's Day is observed every year on 4 May. It was instituted on 4 January, 1999 after a proposal via emailed out across the world due to the deaths of five firefighter's in a bushfire in Australia. Therefore, this day is observed to recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighter's make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.

46

2 May 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

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

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47

The United Nations declared 2003 - 2012 as the International Decade for -

A) Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa B) First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People C) First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty D) United Nations Literacy Decade

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

The United Nations declared 2003 - 2012 as United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All.

48

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

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

The United Nations declared 1997 - 2006 as the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty.

49

Which one of the following was the theme of World Environment Day, 2012?

A) Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat B) Many Species. One Planet. One Future C) Forests - Nature at Your Service D) Green Economy : Does it Include You?

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

World Environment Day 2012 was celebrated under the theme "Green Economy: Does it include you?" and was hosted by Brazil.

50

Which one of the following days does not synchronize with the birth anniversary of any eminent Indian?

A) Teacher's Day B) Children's Day C) Gandhi Jayanti D) National Science Day

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928.