Important Days and Events Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 127 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Important Days and Events Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till May 30, 2020.
1. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is set to observe 2020 as which year?
[A] Year of Security
[B] Year of Mobility
[C] Year of Protection
[D] Year of Achievement
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Correct Answer: B [Year of Mobility]
Notes:
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) recently announced that it will observe 2020 as the ‘Year of mobility’. It was also announced that special attention would be provided towards creation of more residential units and welfare measures for their troops. The announcement was made by the Director General of CISF, Rajesh Ranjan.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a Central Armed Police force under the Ministry of Home affairs, headquartered at New Delhi.
2. Who will participate in the interaction program with students named ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ scheduled for the year 2020?
[A] Venkiah Naidu
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Ramesh Pokriyal Nishank
[D] K Sivan
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Correct Answer: B [Narendra Modi]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will participate in the interaction program with students named ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ scheduled for the year 2020. The event is to be organised at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on January 20.
The Human Resources and Development Ministry recently asked for suggestions and questions from students, teachers and parents ahead of the grand event. This is the third edition of the event, where the Prime Minister will meet thousands of students and address them about overcoming examination fear.
3. On which date, ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ celebrated across India?
[A] January 10
[B] January 12
[C] January 13
January 13
[D] January 14
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Correct Answer: D [January 14]
Notes:
The Armed Forces Veterans Day is celebrated on January 14 every year and was instituted in the year 2017, to commemorate the retirement date of the first Indian Chief of Army Staff, K M Cariappa. He served as the Chief of Army Staff from 1949 to 1953.
The present Indian Army Chief General M M Naravane attended the event organised to observe the Armed Forces Veterans Day and announced that special pensions would be provided to the emergency commissioned and short service commissioned officers who fought in the wars of 1965 and 1971 against Pakistan.
4. When is the Army Day celebrated across India, every year?
[A] January 13
[B] January 14
[C] January 15
[D] January 16
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Correct Answer: C [January 15]
Notes:
Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15, across the country to honour the contributions made by the soldiers to the country. The 72nd Army day was recently observed on January 15, 2020.
On January 15, 1949, General KM Carriappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army after Independence. This day is being commemorated every year as Army Day. The Indian Army holds Army Parade every year in the Parade ground, New Delhi. Captain Tania Shergill becomes the first female to lead an all-men contingent at the Army Day Parade.
5. When is the International Day of Education observed every year ?
[A] January 21
[B] January 24
[C] February 21
[D] February 24
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Correct Answer: B [January 24]
Notes:
January 24 is observed as the International Day of Education every year by UNESCO. It celebrates the role of education for Development and Peace. The theme for this year’s International Day of Education is “LEARNING FOR PEOPLE, PLANET, PROSPERITY AND PEACE”. On December 2018, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution, which declared January 24 as ‘International Day of Education’.
This year’s celebration is the second-year of observing the day and it has considered Education and Learning as the greatest Renewable Resource and it reaffirms that the Education is a Fundamental Right.
6. What is the theme of the National Voters’ Day celebrated across the country?
[A] Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
[B] Voting Rights For All
[C] Ethical Voting
[D] Sab Se Pehle Voting
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Correct Answer: A [Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy]
Notes:
National Voters’ Day is being celebrated across the country on January 25. It was first celebrated on January 25, 2011, to commemorate the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Which was established on the same day in 1950.
The National Voters’ day of this year marks the tenth year of celebration and the 70th year of functioning of the Election Commission of India. The theme for the National Voters’ Day, 2020 is ‘Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy’. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will be the Chief Guest of the celebration organised at New Delhi, by the ECI.
7. Which Union ministry of India celebrates the ‘Matribhasha Diwas’ (International Mother Language Day) annually in the country?
[A] Ministry of Communications
[B] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[C] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Human Resource Development]
Notes:
Matribhasha Diwas or International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed annually across the world on 21st February. It is celebrated in India by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The theme of the programme is ‘Celebrating our Multilingual Heritage’. For the past three years, the Ministry of HRD has been celebrating the day across the country along with educational institutions. Exhibitions on mother language and several competitions are to be held as a part of the event.
8. The first ‘India Protein Day’ is celebrated on which year?
[A] 2015
[B] 2017
[C] 2019
[D] 2020
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Correct Answer: D [2020]
Notes:
A national-level public health initiative, ‘Right To Protein’ has launched India’s first ‘Protein Day’ on February 27, 2020.
The day is observed to raise awareness about the nutritional benefits of protein. February 27 is celebrated as 1Protein Day by some other countries as well. This year, the theme of the day is selected as ‘Protein Mein Kya Hai?’, to create awareness about the protein consumption.
9. What is the theme of ‘World Hearing Day’ recently observed on 3 March each year?
[A] Don’t let hearing loss limit you
[B] Hearing is a right
[C] Ears speak for all
[D] Hearing loss isn’t a loss
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Correct Answer: A [Don’t let hearing loss limit you]
Notes:
‘World Hearing Day’ is observed on 3 March each year, to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss.
Every year, World Health Organisation decides the theme and develops advocacy materials such as posters and presentations. ‘WHO’ organizes an annual World Hearing Day seminar at its headquarters in Geneva. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Don’t let hearing loss limit you’.
10. When is the ‘World Wildlife Day 2020’ celebrated across the world?
[A] March 1
[B] March 2
[C] March 3
[D] March 4
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Correct Answer: C [March 3]
Notes:
World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on March 3, across the world. On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim March 3 as World Wildlife Day. The day is observed to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.
On the same day, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted in 1973. The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020, “Sustaining all life on Earth”.
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