Days and Years MCQs

301. 21 November is observed as –

A. World Freedom Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. Labour Day
D. World Hello Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
World Hello Day is a secular holiday observed annually on 21 November, to express that conflicts should be resolved through communication rather than the use of force.

302. 20 March is celebrated as –

A. World Tuberculosis Day
B. International Day of Family
C. World Information Society Day
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option D.
World Sparrow Day and International day of Happiness is observed on 20 March.

304. 4 May is observed as –

A. International Cooperative Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. European Day of Languages
D. International Firefighter’s Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
International Firefighter’s Day is observed every year on 4 May. It was instituted on 4 January, 1999 after a proposal via emailed out across the world due to the deaths of five firefighter’s in a bushfire in Australia. Therefore, this day is observed to recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighter’s make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.

305. 12 May is observed as –

A. World day for War Orphans
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. International Nurses Day
D. World Suicide Prevention Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Every year International Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 May to commemorate the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. This day also celebrates the contribution done by nurses to the society around the world.

306. The United Nations declared 2006 as the International Year of –

A. International Year of Freshwater
B. International Year of World’s Indigenous People
C. International Year of Deserts and Desertification
D. International Literacy Year
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The United Nations declared 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.

307. 22 February is celebrated as –

A. World Sleep Day
B. World Earth Day
C. World Book Day
D. Thinking Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The World Thinking Day is celebrated every year around the world on 22 February by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides.

308. 18th March is celebrated as

A. World Wild Life Day
B. International Women Day
C. Self Injury Awareness Day
D. World Sleep Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.

309. 21 September is celebrated as –

A. International Day of Peace
B. World diabetes Day
C. International Men’s Day
D. World Television Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
International Day of Peace (UN) is observed on 21 September around the world. For the first time it was observed in September 1982 and in 2001, the General Assembly adopted a resolution 55/282, which established 21 September as International Day of Peace of non – violence and cease – fire.