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Dates and Days in INDIA

1. What is celebrated on 10th December?

a. Human Rights Day

b. World Malaria Day
c. Mother's Day
d. World Hindi Day

Ans. a

2. International Women's day is celebrated on

which day?
a. 4th July
b. 3rd October
C. 10th March
d. 8th March

Ans. d
3. On which month World Immunization Week
is celebrated?

a. January
b. April
C. May
d. December

Ans. b

4. When is Earth Day celebrated?

a. 22nd April
b. 22nd March
c. 22nd February
d. 22nd October

Ans. a
 5. When was International Yoga day first
celebrated?

a. 21st June 2012

b. 21st June 2015
C. 21st June 2012
d. 20th June 2015

Ans. b

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6. Which summit initiated Tiger Day?

a. Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit 2010

b. Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit 2016
c. Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit 2005
d. Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit 2000

Ans. a
7. When is World Post Office day celebrated?

a. 10thOctober
b. 9th October
c. 3rd October
d. 15th October

Ans. b

8. What is celebrated on 27th September?

a. World Teacher's Day

b. World Students Day
c. World Arthritis Day
d. World Maritime Day

Ans. d
9. Which day is celebrated as National Girl
Child Day?
a. 26th January
b. 14th February
c. 24th January
d. 14th July

Ans. C

10. National science day is celebrated in the

honor of whom?

a. A.P.J Abdul kalam

b. C.V. Raman
c. Vikram Sarabhai
d. Ashok Sen

Ans. b
11. Which day is celebrated as World Press
Freedom Day ?

a. 10 April
b. 15 February
c. 3 May
d. 18 December

Ans. C

12.Which day is celebrated as International

Day for Biological Diversity?
a. 22 May
b. 1April
C. 15 December
d. 10 November

Ans. A
13.Which day is celebrated as Human Rights
Day?
a. 10December
b. 22 September
c. 21 January
d. 2 April

Ans. A

14. Which day is celebrated as World AIDS

Day?

a. 1December
b. 10 January
c. 6 March
d. 19 April
Ans. A
15. Which day is celebrated as World Citizen
Day?

a. 1January
b. 10 December
c. 19 November
d. 5 March

Ans. C

16. Which day is celebrated as World Animal

Day?

a. January 10
b. February 16
C. October 4
d. November 9

Ans. C
17. Which day is celebrated as World Braille
Day?

a. 4 January
b. 10 February
c. 19 April
d. 15 October

Ans. A

8. Which day is celebrated as International

Mother Language Day?
a. 6March
b. 18 October
c. 21 February
d. 10 January

Ans. C
19. Which day is celebrated as World Wildlife
Day?
a. 2 March
b. 3March
C. 10 March
d. 9 March

Ans. B

20.Which day is celebrated as World

Meteorological Day?
a. 16 April
b. 25 March
c. 23 March
d. 19 January
Ans. C
 January 4- World Braille Day
January 9- NRI Day
January 10 - World Hindi Day
January 12 - National Youth Day
January 15 - Army Day
January 24- National Girl Child Day
January 25 - National Voters Day
January 26 - India'sRepublic Day; InternationalCustoms day
January 27 - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the
Victims of the Holocaust
January 30 - Martyrs Day
January (Last Sunday) - World Leprosy Eradication Day

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Important Dates in February

February 4- World Cancer Day
February 6 - International Day of zZero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 7- Safer Internet Day
February 10 - National De-worming Day
February 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 12 - National Productivity Day
February 13 - World Radio Day
February 14 - Valentines Day
February 20 - World Day of Social Justice
February 21 - International Mother Language Day
February 24- Central Excise Day
February 28-National Science Day

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Important Days in March

March 1-Zero Discrimination Day

March 3- World Wildlife Day; National Defence Day
March 4- National Security Day
March 8- International Women's Day
March 13 - No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday in March)
March 15 - World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18- Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21- World Down Syndrome Day; World Forestry Day
March 22- World Day for Water
March 23- World Meteorological Day
March 24 World TB Day
March 27- World Theatre Day
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Important Days in April
April2-World Autism Awareness Day
April 5 - International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
April 7-World Health Day
April 12- International Day of Human Space Flight
April 10 -- World Homeopathy Day
April 11-National Safe Motherhood Day
April17- World Haemophilia Day
April 18- World Heritage Day
April 21- Secretaries' Day
April22 - Earth Day
April 23-World Book and Copyright Day
April 24- National Panchayati Day
April 25 -- World Malaria Day
April 29- International Dance Day

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May 1- Workers' Day (Internation al Labour Day), Maharashtra Day

May 3- Press Freedom Day
May (1t Sunday) - World Laughter Day
May (1t Tuesday) - World Asthma Day
May (2nd Sunday) Mother's Day
May 4 - Coal Miners' Day, International Firefighters Day
May 7- World Athletics Day
May 8- World Red Cross Day
May 9 - World Thalassaemia Day
May 11 - National Technology Day
May 12 - International Nurses Day
May 15 - International Day of the Family
May 17 -World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day
May 18-World AlDS Vaccine Day
May 22 -- International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24-Commonwealth Day
May 31 - Anti-tobacco Day

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June 1- World Milk Day

June 4- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5- World Environment Day
June (3rd Sunday): Fathers Day
June 8- World Ocean Day
June 12-Anti-Child Labour Day
June 14- World Blood Donor Day
June 20-- World Refugee Day
June 21-- International Day of Yoga
June 26- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

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Important Days in July

July 1- Doctor's Day

July 6- World Zoonoses Day
July 15 - World Youth Skills Day
July 11 - World Population Day
July 18- International Nelson Mandela Day
July 28- World Hepatitis Day

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Important Days in August

August(1st Sunday)- International Friendship Day

August 6- Hiroshima Day
August 8-World Senior Citizen's Day
August 9 - Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15- Indian Independence Day
August 18 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 19- Photography Day;World Humanitarian Day
August 29 - NationalSports Day
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Important Days in September

September 2 - Coconut Day
September 5 - Teachers' Day; International Day of Charity
September 8 - International Literacy Day
September 15 - Engineers' Day; International Day of Democracy
September 16- World Ozone Day
September 21- Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-Violence
September 22- Rose Day(Welfare for Cancer Patients)
September 26 - Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day
September 27 - World Tourism Day
September 28 - WNorld Rabies Day
September 29 - World Heart Day
September(Last Saturday) World River Day

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Important Days in October
October1 - International Day for the Elderly
October 2- Gandhi Jayanti; International Non-Violence Day
October(First Monday) - World Habitat Day
October 4 - World Animal Welfare Day
October 8- Indian Air Force Day
October9- World Post Office Day
October 10 - National Post Day; World Mental Health Day
October(2nd Thursday) - World Sight Day
October 13 - UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 - World Standards Day
October 15 - World Students Day; World White Cane Day
October 16 - World Food Day
October 24 - UN Day; World Development Information Day
October 30 - World Thrift Day

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Important Days in November

November 5 - World Tsunami Day

November 7 - National Cancer Awareness Day
November 9 - Legal Services Day
November 14 - Children's Day; Diabetes Day
November 17 - National Epilepsy Day
November 19 - World Toilet Day
November 20- Africa Industrialisation Day
November 21 - World Television Day
November 29 - International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
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December 1 - World AIDS Day

December 2 - National Pollution Control
December 3- World Day of the Handicapped
December 4- Indian Navy Day
December 7 - Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10- Human Rights Day; International Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 11- International Mountain Day
December 14 - World Energy Conservation Day
December 16- Vijay Diwas
December 18- Minorities Rights Day(India)
December 22- National Mathematics Day
December 23 - Kisan Diwas(Farmers Day) India
December 24 - National Consumers Day
December 25 -Christmas Day

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Important days in January:
January 9: NRI Day
January 10: World Laughter Day
January 12: National Youth Day

January 15: Army day

January 25: National Voters day

January 26: India's Republic Day or International Customs Day

January 30: Martyrs' Day or World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important davs in Februarv;
February 2: Word Cancer Day or faceb0ok day

February 13: World Radio Day or Sarojini Naid°'s birthday or National

Women's day

February 20: World social justice Day

February 24: Central Excise Day
February 28: National Science Day

Important days in March:

March 8: International Women's Day or International literacy Day
March 15: World Disabled Day or World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: National Ordnance Factories Day
March 20: world Sparrow day
March 21: World Forestry Day
March 22: World Day for Water
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World TB Day
March 27: World Drama Day

Important days in April:

April 5: International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
April 7: World Health Day

April 13: Jallianwala Bagh Massa cre Day

April 14: Doctor Ambedkar jayanti

April 17: World Haemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day
April 21: Secretaries' Day

April 22: Earth Day

April 23: World Book and Copyright Day

April 25: World Malaria day

Important days in May:

May 1: International Labour Day or Worker's day

May 3: Press Freedom Day or World Asthma Day

May's 2nd Sunday: Mother's Day

May 4: Coal Miners' Day
May 8: World Red CroSs Day

May 9: World Thalassaemia Day

May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 13: International riminal court day

May 15: International Day of the Family

May 17: World Telecommunication Day

May 20: World meterology day

May 21: Anti- Terrorism day
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 31: Anti-tobacco Day

Important davs in June:

June 4: International Day of Innocent Chidren Victims of Aggression

June 5: World Environment Day

June 3rd Sunday: Father's Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day

June 20: World refugee day

June 21: Music day

June 23: World Widow's day

June 26: International Day against Drug_Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Important days in July:
July 1: Doctor's Day
July 2: World UEFO Day
July 6: World Zoonoses Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: World Malala day
July 28: World hepatatis day

Important days in August:

August 6: Hiroshima Day
August 8: World Senior Citizen's Day

August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day

August 12: international Youth day
August 15: Independence Day of India
August 18: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peo ples

August 19: Photography Day

August 29: National Sports Day or Dhyan chand's bithday

August 30: Small industry day

Important days in September:

September 2: Coconut Day
September 5: Teachers' Day or Sanskrit Day or Dr. Radha Krishanan's
birthday
September 8: World Literacy Day

September 16: World 0zone Day or National Engineers' day

September 21: Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
September 22: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
September 25: Social Justice day
September 26: Day of the Deaf

September 27: World Tourism Day

Important days in October:
October 1: International Day for the Eldery

Octo ber 2: Gandhi Jayanthi or international Non violence day

October 3: World Habitat Day
Octo ber 4: World Animal Welfare Day
Octo ber 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Post Office Day
October 10: National Post Day
Octo ber 13: UN nternational Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14: World Standards Day
October 15: World White Cane Day (quiding the blind)
Qctober 16: World Food Day
October 24: UN Day or World Development Information Day
Octo ber 30: World Thrift Day
Important days in November:
November 5: World Radiography Day
November 9: Legal Services Day
November 14: national Children's Day or Diabetes Day
November 17: National Epilepsy Day
November 20: Africa Industrialization Day
November 21: Television Day
November 25: World Non Vegetarian Day
Novem ber 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
November 30: Flag Day
Important days in December:
December 1: World AIDS Day

December 3: World Day of the Handicapped