Important Decades, Years And Days (Railway)

Total Questions: 14

1. National Science Day falls on: [RRB NTPC CBT Stage-I Exam, 30.03.2016 Shift-III]

(A) 26th February

(B) 27th February

(C) 28th February

(D) 29th February

Correct Answer: (3) C
Solution:National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

2. National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Divas) was observed in India in the year 2015 on: [RRB NTPC CBT Stage-I Exam, 31.03.2016 Shift-I]

(A) 31st August

(B) 30th September

(C) 31st October

(D) 30th November

Correct Answer: (1) C
Solution:Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October 2014 to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) was introduced by the Government of India and inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.

3. In order to celebrate earth's environment and raise public awareness about pollution, which of the following days is observed worldwide as Earth Day each year? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 22.01.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) 22nd April
Solution:Earth Day is observed on April 22, consistently to raise awareness for Earth's environment.

• The theme of Earth Day 2021 is 'Restore Our Earth'.

• Earth Day, founded by American Senator Gaylord Nelson, was first organized in 1970.

4. World Bamboo Day is celebrated every year on___________. [ RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 04.02.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) 18th September
Solution:World Bamboo (Banboo is a type of grass) Day is observed globally on 18th September every year.

• This day is celebrated to raise awareness of the benefits of bamboo.

• It is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally.

5. When is the 'world population day' celebrated? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 09.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) 5th July
Solution:World Population Day is observed every year on July 11.

• The main purpose of this day is to draw attention towards the issues arising out of rising population across the globe.

• India has the world's second-largest populace after china.

6. National Technology Day is observed every year to commemorate: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) Pokhran II
Solution:11th May, is celebrated as National Technology Day.

• It was to commemorate the first of the five nuclear tests that were carried at Pokhran.

• On this India successfully test-fired its Shakti-1 nuclear missile in an operation called Pokhran-II.

7. On which day is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) 17th June
Solution:The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observance is celebrated each year on 17 June.

•  Its purpose is to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought.

• It highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

8. Government of India decided to Celebrate the birthday of __________ as "Parakram Diwas" every year. [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Swami Vivekananda
Solution:The Government of India has decided to celebrate his birthday on January 23 every year as 'ParakramDiwas'.

• It was done in order to honour and remember

• Netaji's indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation.

9. On which day is a major national festival celebrated every year to commemorate the enactment of the Constitution of India, which declared India to be soverign, democratic and republic state? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 17.08.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) 26th January
Solution:In India, 26th January is celebrated as the Republic Day.

• It commemorates the coming into effect of the constitution of India on January 26, 1950.

• With the constitution coming into force, India became a Republic and transformed from a British dominion into an Independent constitutional republic.

10. Which day of the calendar year is acknowledged as the 'Rare Disease Day'? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 17.08.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (2) 28 February
Solution:The Rare Disease Day is celebrated every year on the last day of February (28 February or 29 February in a leap year).

• The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives.

• The European Organisation for Rare Diseases established the day in 2008.