Important Days and Dates GK Questions

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Chauri Chaura is a town located near Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the Chauri Chaura Centenary celebrations.
The historic Chauri Chaura incident took place on 5 February 1922 at the Chauri Chaura town in the United Province in British India. After a clash between the Police and a group of volunteers, the Police opened fire and the group torched the Police station. Gandhi withdrew the Non-cooperation movement after this incident.

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Swami Vivekananda started the ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna order in 1896, to spread the message of India’s spiritual knowledge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th Anniversary celebrations of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ organized by Advaita Ashrama in Uttarakhand. It is the place of publication of the journal. Several leaders like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Sri Aurobindo have contributed to the journal.

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Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week of February, by over 15 countries across the world.
It aims to provide safer and responsible internet, where every user has the right to use without getting their data leaked. In this year of 18th edition, the theme is “Together for a better internet”.

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‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’ is observed every year on October 17, to raise awareness about people living in poverty.
The UN General assembly declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 22 December 1992. This year’s theme is “Building forward together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet.”

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The Nadi Utsav (River Festival) is being celebrated in India across 16 states and 41 districts from Uttarkashi to Kerala, under the four chosen themes of Cleanliness, Patriotism, Nature and Ecology, Devotion and Spirituality. The festival is being conducted from 16th Dec to 23rd Dec 2021.
This is in line with the Prime Minister’s speech in Man Ki Bath, urging all people living near rivers to celebrate a river festival at least once in a year.

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Every year, World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 with an aim to highlight the importance of radio.
The member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) first declared this day in the year 2011. It was later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day.

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Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals is set to celebrate the Jan Aushadhi Diwas Week, with the main event on March 7. The theme of 4th Janaushadhi Diwas is “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.
PM Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana ensures easy reach of affordable medicine to the people in every district. The Government has set a target to increase the number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) to 10,500 by the end of March 2025.

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The International Day of Action for Rivers is marked on 14 March every year to raise awareness about equitable access to clean and flowing water.
This year marks the 25th edition of the International Day of Action for Rivers. The International Rivers Organisation has stated that it will mark the day this year by celebrating “the importance of rivers to biodiversity.”

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The ‘International Tea Day’ is celebrated across the world on May 21. In 2019, the UN General Assembly had marked May 21 as the International Day for Tea to promote production and consumption of the beverage.
Food and Agricultural Organization’s Intergovernmental Group insisted on making more efforts to expand tea demand in tea-producing countries, where per capita consumption is relatively low.

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LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated every year in the month of June. It commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan – which is recognized as the starting point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
Initially, the last Sunday in June was celebrated as ‘Gay Pride Day’. This soon grew to encompass month-long celebrations across the country. These events also include memorials for those who have lost their lives because of persecutions, hate crimes or HIV/AIDS.