General Knowledge

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1381. World day to combat desertification and drought is observed on –

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A. 17 June
B. 20 June
C. 17 April
D. 20 July
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations observance celebrated each year on 17 June. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought. Each year’s global celebration has a unique, novel emphasis that had not been developed previously.

1383. 7 April is observed as –

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A. World Cancer Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Telecommunication Day
D. World Health Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
7 April of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization.

1385. 21 September is observed as –

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A. World day for War Orphans
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. Labour Day
D. World Alzheimer’s Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
World Alzheimer’s Day is observed on 21 September to raise awareness among people about the challenges that the patient faces due to dementia. In 2012, World Alzheimer’s Month was launched.

1386. 5 October is celebrated as –

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A. World Radio Day
B. International Teachers’ Day
C. Thinking Day
D. World Consumer Rights Day
✅ The correct answer is option B.
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5 October every year in the whole world to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers in 1966.

1388. 6 February is observed as –

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A. World Cancer Day
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 D.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on 6 February as part of the UN’s efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. It was first introduced in 2003.