Important Days and Events Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 175 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Important Days and Events Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
21. What is the tagline for World Health Day 2020?
[A] Support Doctors and Health professionals
[B] Support nurses and midwives
[C] Support Health Care
[D] Contribute to Health Care
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Correct Answer: B [Support nurses and midwives]
Notes:
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been celebrating the World Health Day on 7th April every year. This year, the tagline for World Health Day 2020 is ‘Support nurses and midwives’.
This year had also been designated as the ‘International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’. WHO highlighted the crucial role of Nurses and other health workers, who are working in the COVID-19 response activities of the world
22. National Safe Motherhood Day is celebrated on April 11. Which scheme was launched in 2011, to encourage institutional deliveries?
[A] Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram
[B] Janani Suraksha Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
[D] Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
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Correct Answer: A [Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram ]
Notes:
In 2003, the government of India declared the national safe motherhood day on April 11, which is the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi. The day is celebrated to raise awareness about access to care during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal services.
The government of India has launched Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram in 2011, to motivate the general public to opt for institutional deliveries. It aimed to eliminate out of pocket expenses for pregnant women and infants in accessing public health institution.
23. Which is the second largest organ of the human body, which is also related to a special day celebrated on April 19, every year?
[A] Skin
[B] Liver
[C] Intestine
[D] Lungs
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Correct Answer: B [Liver]
Notes:
World liver day is observed on every 19 April every year across the world, to spread awareness about liver related diseases.
The liver is the second largest organ of the human body and an important part of the digestive system. It is second only to the skin, the largest organ. In 2018, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched National Viral Hepatitis Control Program, which aims to prevent and control viral hepatitis in India.
24. Along with English Language Day, which language day is celebrated at the United Nations, on April 23, every year?
[A] French Language Day
[B] Chinese Language Day
[C] Spanish Language Day
[D] Russian Language Day
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Correct Answer: C [Spanish Language Day]
Notes:
English Language Day at the United Nations is celebrated annually on 23 April, the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare. English is one of the two working languages of the UN, while UN has six official languages.
Along with English language day, Spanish Language Day is also celebrated, to raise awareness about the history, culture and use of Spanish. April 23 is also the death anniversary of the Spanish legend Miguel de Cervantes.
25. The 2020 International Delegate’s Day marks the 75th anniversary of which historic conference?
[A] World Conference on Human Rights
[B] San Francisco Conference
[C] Bretton Woods Conference
[D] Rome Conference
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Correct Answer: B [San Francisco Conference]
Notes:
International Delegate’s Day has been celebrated on April 25 for the first time in the year 2020. It marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the San Francisco Conference, a historic event which laid the foundations of the United Nations. It is also known as the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
The day is observed to raise awareness of the role of the representatives and delegates of the United Nations’ Member States.
26. What is the theme of the World Intellectual Property Day 2020, celebrated on April 26?
[A] Innovate for SDGs
[B] Innovate for a Green Future
[C] IP is the new right
[D] Support Intellectual Property
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Correct Answer: B [Innovate for a Green Future]
Notes:
The World Intellectual Property Day 2020 is celebrated every year on April 26, across the world. The Geneva-based UN specialised agency, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) leads the celebration.
This year, the theme of the World Intellectual Property Day 2020 is ‘Innovate for a Green Future’. While the WIPO could not organise any physical event amidst the Covid Pandemic, it highlights innovation and the IP rights as the main tools to create a green future. It encouraged its offices to celebrate the day through virtual channels.
27. International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on April 26. In which country is the Chernobyl power plant located?
[A] Japan
[B] Ukraine
[C] Philippines
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: B [Ukraine]
Notes:
On April 26, 1986, the nuclear accident took place in the Chernobyl power plant in the Pripyat city of Ukraine. It is one of the worst nuclear disasters that has ever taken place in the world.
In the year 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 26 April as International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. In the year 2009, UN launched the International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (ICRIN), to support the programmes in developing the affected places.
28. ‘Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives’ is this year’s theme/campaign of which day, that is celebrated on 28 April, every year?
[A] International Safety Day
[B] World Day for Safety and Health at Work
[C] World Safe Labour Day
[D] International Safe Work Day
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Correct Answer: B [World Day for Safety and Health at Work]
Notes:
‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’ is being celebrated on 28 April, every year since 2003, across the world.
This year the theme/campaign on this special day is ‘Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives’. The aim of celebration of this day is to highlight the prevention of accidents and diseases at work. 28 April is also the ‘International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers’.
29. During the era of industrialisation, the workers of which country revolted against the exploitative industrialists, which led to the celebration of May Day?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] United States
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: C [United States]
Notes:
During the era of industrialisation, the labourers of the United States revolted together against the unjust labour system and the exploitative industrialists. They demanded for fair wages, breaks between the work and paid leaves. The revolt on May 1 1886 led to the celebration of May Day.
May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day is celebrated across the world on May 1. In India, the first May Day was celebrated on May 1, 1923, by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan in Chennai.
30. When is the International Day of Living Together in Peace celebrated by the United Nations?
[A] May 12
[B] May 14
[C] May 16
[D] May 18
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Correct Answer: C [May 16]
Notes:
The UN General Assembly declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, with an objective of sensitising the international community to promote peace, tolerance and solidarity.
Every year, May 16 has been celebrated as the International Day of Living Together in Peace. The year 2000 was declared as the “International Year for a Culture of Peace” and the decade 2001-2010 as the “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World”.
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