1205. 9 December is observed as –

A. International Day against Corruption
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Telecommunication Day
D. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
✅ The correct answer is option A.
International Anti – Corruption Day is observed on 9 December every year to highlight how corruption affects health, education, justice, democracy, prosperity, and development.

1206. 12 May is celebrated as –

A. Women’s Equality Day
B. World Mosquito Day
C. International Day of Peace
D. International Nurse Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) of each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.

1208. 15 March is celebrated as –

A. World Consumer Rights Day
B. United Nations Day
C. United Nations Day
D. World Post Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Every year 15 March is celebrated as the World Consumer Rights Day. World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F. Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15 March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights.

1209. When is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN observed?

A. 11 December
B. 20 December
C. 21 March
D. 17 June
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws.

1210. 14 October is celebrated as –

A. World Refugee Day
B. World Blood Donor Day
C. World Standards Day
D. World UFO Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is an international day celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).