Important Days and Years

Q 1. When National Army Day is celebrated ? A)December 4th B)January 15th C)February 13th D)November 8th Answer : Option B Explanation: National Army Day – January 15th Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. Q 2. The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the A)Anti-Terrorism Day B)Secularism Day C)Peace and Love Day D)National Integration Day Answer : Option A Explanation: May 21, the death anniversary of ex-prime minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi is also observed as Anti Terrorism Day in India. Q 3. International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust observed on A)January 27th B)April 10th C)February 6th D)October 24th Answer : Option A Explanation: January 27th – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews, 1 million Roma, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9,000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly Q 4. 520th August is celebrated as A)Anti-Terrorism Day B)Earth Day C)Sadbhavana Divas D)No Tobacco Day Answer : Option C Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi's birthday is celebrated as Sadbhawana Diwas on 20th August.

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