Important Days and Events Current Affairs MCQs
31. When is the National Broadcasting Day observed in India?
[A] July 20
[B] July 23
[C] July 25
[D] July 27
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Correct Answer: B [July 23]
Notes:
Every year, 23rd of June is observed as the National Broadcasting Day in India. Radio broadcasting commenced in India from Bombay by the Indian Broadcasting Company on this date in the year 1927. In India, Radio broadcasting commenced in the year 1923.
To commemorate this, the All India Radio organized a symposium on “Creation of New India and Broadcasting Medium” in New Delhi.
32. Which date in August is observed as World Mosquito Day?
[A] 19 August
[B] 21 August
[C] 18 August
[D] 20 August
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Correct Answer: D [20 August]
Notes:- World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
- This day is observed to highlight the efforts of health officials, non-governmental organizations and other organizations in the fight against the disease caused by malaria.
- On World Mosquito Day every year, awareness is created around diseases caused by mosquitoes.
- This year the theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
- The day also commemorates the discovery by British physician Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. In 1902 Ross won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and became the first Briton to receive it.
33. Where is the International Coconut Community (ICC) based at?
[A] Colombo
[B] Jakarta
[C] Dhaka
[D] Philippines
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Correct Answer: B [Jakarta]
Notes:- The International Coconut Community (ICC), an intergovernmental organization of coconut producing countries.
- It functions under the aegis of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP).
- International Coconut Community (ICC) is based at Jakarta, Indonesia.
- To commemorate the foundation day of ICC, World Coconut Day is observed on September 2, 2021.
- The theme for the 23rd World Coconut Day celebrations this year is “Building a safe, inclusive resilient and sustainable coconut community amid Covid-19 pandemic and beyond”.
- In India, Coconut Development Board celebrates Coconut Day every year to promote awareness on the importance of coconut and focus national and international attention on coconut sector.
34. On which date, International Day of Democracy is celebrated across the globe?
[A] September 14
[B] September 16
[C] September 10
[D] September 15
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Correct Answer: D [September 15]
Notes:
September 15 is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy across the globe after being established in 2007 through a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Theme for this year is “strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises.” International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of the international community, can the ideal of democracy be made into a reality to be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.
35. What is the theme for this year’s “World Teacher’s Day”?
[A] We care for Teachers
[B] Support for Teachers
[C] Teachers at the heart of education recovery
[D] Teachers to be taught
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Correct Answer: C [Teachers at the heart of education recovery]
Notes:
Every year, 5th October is celebrated as the World Teachers’ Day by UNESCO. This was introduced in 1994 to recognize Teacher’s contributions to shape the world.
This year, World Teacher’s Day is celebrated under the theme “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”. This theme stresses the support which teachers require to make education recovery from COVID disruption.
36. What is the theme of the World Cotton Day 2021?
[A] There’s more to cotton than you think
[B] Sustainable Cotton
[C] E-Commerce in Cotton
[D] White Gold: Cotton
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Correct Answer: A [There’s more to cotton than you think]
Notes:
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) established the World Cotton Day, which is celebrated on October 7th every year since 2019. This year the theme is “There’s more to cotton than you think”.
The purpose of the international day is to maximize the importance of cotton. It also emphasises the problems faced by the world’s cotton economies. The inaugural World Cotton Day was held in Geneva in 2019.
37. What is the theme of the ‘International Day for Rural Women 2021’?
[A] Rural women cultivating good food for all
[B] Gender Equality
[C] Empowering Rural Women
[D] Good Village; Good Country
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Correct Answer: A [Rural women cultivating good food for all]
Notes:
‘International Day for Rural Women 2021’ is celebrated on October 15. The day focuses on gender equality and empowering women in rural areas.
The theme for this year is “Rural women cultivating good food for all”. The United Nations General Assembly had established this day on December 18, 2007. According to a report by the United Nations, 40% of the total agricultural labour force in developing countries includes women.
38. Battle of Tabsor, which was seen in the news recently, was fought during which year?
[A] 1914
[B] 1918
[C] 1934
[D] 1938
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Correct Answer: B [1918]
Notes:
Union External Affairs Minister Jaishankar had his first visit to Israel as External Affairs Minister. He visited the country at the invitation of Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
The Minister unveiled a plaque at Ra’anana in northern Israel, in the memory of Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Battle of Tabsor during World War I. The battle was fought in September 1918. India and Israel elevated bilateral relations to a strategic partnership during the visit of PM Modi to Israel in July 2017.
39. When is the ‘International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict’ observed every year?
[A] November 4
[B] November 6
[C] November 8
[D] November 10
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Correct Answer: B [November 6]
Notes:
In the year 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
The United Nations Environment Assembly also adopted a resolution in 2016 which proclaimed that a healthy environment plays a significant role in reducing the probability of an armed conflict. The aims is to minimize the consequences of conflict and wars on the environment.
40. What is the rank of India in Organ Donation, as per Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT)?
[A] First
[B] Third
[C] Fifth
[D] Seventh
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Correct Answer: B [Third]
Notes:
‘Indian Organ Donation Day’ celebration has been organized by National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) in New Delhi on November 27.
The total number of organ transplants done per year in the country increased from 4990 in 2013 to 12746 in 2019. India now ranks third in the world only after USA and China as per the data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) website.
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