Days and Years MCQs

41. 5th June is celebrated as

A. Law Day (India)
B. International Human Rights Day
C. World Environment Day
D. International Tea Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June, annually to encourage awareness and environmental protection.

42. 2 April is observed as –

A. World day for War Orphans
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Austim Awareness Day, recognized by the UN
D. International Day for Biological Diversity, recognized by the UN
✅ The correct answer is option C.
On 18 December, 2007, the UN General Assembly designated 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day. It was first observed in 2008.

43. When is International Mother Language Day, recognized by the UN World Tourist Guide Day and International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh since 1952, when a number of Dhaka university students were killed by the Pakistan police and army in Dhaka during the Bengali Language Movement observed?

A. 11 December
B. 12 August
C. 21 February
D. 14 November
✅ The correct answer is option C.
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002.

45. 15 October is celebrated as –

A. World Tourism Day
B. Global Handwashing day
C. World Book Day
D. World Malaria Day
✅ The correct answer is option B.
15 October is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.

47. 7 December is celebrated as –

A. International Civil Aviation Day
B. World Kindness Day
C. World Malaria Day
D. International Nurse Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
International Civil Aviation Day is observed on 7 December worldwide to raise awareness about its importance to the social and economic development of States and the role that ICAO plays in International air transport.

48. 15 January is celebrated as –

A. World Earth Day
B. International Tea Day
C. National Army Day
D. World Book Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India as it is on this historic day that General K. M. Cariappa became the first Indian to take charge of the Indian Army in 1949.

49. 3 May is observed as –

A. World day for War Orphans
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Press Freedom Day, recognized by the UN
D. World Suicide Prevention Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Every year Press freedom Day or World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May to evaluate press freedom around the world and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

50. The decade 1981 – 1990 was observed as International Decade for –

A. Peace
B. Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
C. Women
D. Children
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The International Drinking Water Decade or International Decade of Water or International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade, now known as The First Water Decade was the ten year period 1981 – 1990 designated by the United Nations to bring attention and support for clean water and sanitation worldwide.