Important Days

1. On which day International Mountain Day is celebrated? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) 11 December
(b) 13 January
(c) 14 November
(d) October 2

Correct Answer: (a) 11 December

Solution:International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December. The year 2002 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the 'United Nations International Year of Mountains' and in 2003 the first International Day of Mountains was celebrated.

2. International Non-Violence Day is observed on: [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) 15 August
(b) 31 October
(c) 2 October
(d) 4 November

Correct Answer: (c) 2 October

Solution:The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2nd, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence

3. International 'Yoga Divas' is celebrated every year on _________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) 21ˢᵗ May
(b) 21ˢᵗ June
(c) 25ᵗʰ May
(d) 25ᵗʰ June

Correct Answer: (b) 21ˢᵗ June

Solution:International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on 21 June. The first International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21 June 2015. The main theme of international yoga day in 2022 was 'Yoga for Humanity'.

4. What theme was decided to celebrate the second 'International Day of Yoga' in India? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Yoga for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
(b) Yoga for Peace
(c) Yoga for Wellness
(d) Yoga for Heart

Correct Answer: (a) Yoga for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

Solution:The second International Day of Yoga (IDY-2016) was held around the theme Yoga for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led a mass Yoga demonstration at Chandigarh, where more than 30,000 people participated.

Note- The 8ᵗʰ international day of yoga (IDY-2022) was celebrated on 21 June 2022 at my suru in karnataka.

Theme "Yoga for humanity".

5. What was the theme of the International Yoga Day 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Yoga for Health
(b) Connect the Youth
(c) Yoga for Peace
(d) Yoga for Climate Action

Correct Answer: (d) Yoga for Climate Action

Solution:Yoga for Climate Action was the theme of the International Yoga Day 2019.

6. When is International Olympic Day observed? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) 16ᵗʰ August
(b) 2ⁿᵈ February
(c) 18ᵗʰ December
(d) 23ʳᵈ June

Correct Answer: (d) 23ʳᵈ June

Solution:International Olympic Day or World Olympic Day is observed every year on June 23, and it's a celebration of sport, health, and being together.

7. When is World Water Day celebrated? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) 8ᵗʰ March
(b) 14ᵗʰ March
(c) 22ⁿᵈ March
(d) 25ᵗʰ March

Correct Answer: (c) 22ⁿᵈ March

Solution:World Water Day is observed every year on 22 March.

8. When is World Energy Conservation Day observed? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1ˢᵗ June
(b) 22ⁿᵈ March
(c) 14ᵗʰ December
(d) 23ʳᵈ April

Correct Answer: (c) 14ᵗʰ December

Solution:The World Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14 December.

9. World Population Day is observed on which day? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) 5ᵗʰ September
(b) 11ᵗʰ July
(c) 15ᵗʰ August
(d) 2ⁿᵈ June

Correct Answer: (b) 11ᵗʰ July

Solution:World Population Day is celebrated every year on 11ᵗʰ July. The Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) passed a resolution in the year 1989 and decided to celebrate this day every year on 11ᵗʰ July. The first World Population Day was observed on July 11, 1990.

10. Which Bharat Ratna recipient's birthday is celebrated as Engineer's Day? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) C. V. Raman
(b) M. Visvesvaraya
(c) J. R. D. Tata
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: (b) M. Visvesvaraya

Solution:Engineers day is observed on September 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya.