11. Which day is celebrated as International Women’s Day?
[A] 1 January
[B] 23 February
[C] 8 March
[D] 10 April
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Correct Answer: C [8 March]
Notes:
8 March is celebrated as International Women’s Day.
12. Which day is celebrated as World Tuberculosis Day?
[A] 10 March
[B] 24 March
[C] 27 March
[D] 31 March
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Correct Answer: B [24 March]
Notes:
24 March is celebrated as World Tuberculosis Day so as to create awareness regarding the global epidemic of tuberculosis and steps being taken to eliminate it.
13. Which day is celebrated as World Intellectual Property Day?
[A] 10 April
[B] 26 April
[C] 5 May
[D] 19 May
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Correct Answer: B [26 April ]
Notes:
26 April is celebrated as World Intellectual Property Day to make people aware about the impact of patent, copyright, trademark and designs on our daily life. The day was designated so by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
14. Which day is celebrated as World Haemophilia Day?
[A] 16 January
[B] 10 February
[C] 17 April
[D] 19 June
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Correct Answer: C [17 April]
Notes:
17 April is celebrated as World Haemophilia Day to increase public awareness worldwide about haemophilia, von Willebrand disease and many other inherited bleeding disorders.
15. Which day is celebrated as World Metrology Day?
[A] 3 December
[B] 25 November
[C] 20 May
[D] 6 July
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Correct Answer: C [20 May]
Notes:
20 May is celebrated as World Metrology Day to celebrate the International System of Units. On 20 May 1875, Metre Convention was signed.
16. Which day is celebrated as United Nations Public Service Day?
[A] 23 June
[B] 15 August
[C] 21 December
[D] 18 November
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Correct Answer: A [23 June]
Notes:
23 June is celebrated as United Nations Public Service Day, which entails awarding of the UN Public Service Awards. The purpose is to highlight the value and the virtue of public service to the community;
17. Which Gallantry Awards are given to military personnel away from the battlefield?
[A] Kirti Chakra
[B] Kirti Chakra
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: C [Both of them]
Notes:
Both Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra are given to military personnel who are not directly engaged in the battlefield but support them away from the battlefield through actions of self-sacrifice and courage.
18. Which of the following was a central part of the Egyptian religion?
[A] the pharaohs
[B] the afterlife
[C] the pyramids
[D] the heavens
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Correct Answer: B [the afterlife]
Notes:
The concept of afterlife was a central part of the Egyptian religion. The Egyptian religious doctrines contained three afterlife ideologies, i.e., belief in an underworld, eternal life, and rebirth of the soul.
19. Which of the following kings laid the foundation of the Assyrian Empire?
[A] Shalmaneser IV
[B] TiglathPilesar III
[C] Sennacherib
[D] Assurbanipal
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Correct Answer: B [TiglathPilesar III]
Notes:
Tiglath Pilesar III laid the foundation of the Assyrian Empire and ascended to the throne in 745 B.C. He introduced advanced civil, military, and political systems into the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
20. Which of the following slogan was shouted during the February Revolution?
[A] Freedom and justice
[B] Bread and peace
[C] Let them eat cake
[D] No more War
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Correct Answer: B [Bread and peace]
Notes:
“Bread and peace” slogan was shouted during the February Revolution. On February 23, International Women’s Day, the women of Russia demonstrated against the slaughter happening in the war, calling for bread and peace.
