G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. 'Teacher's Day' is observed on which of the date?
- (A) September 5
- (B) January 30
- (C) November 14
- (D) October 2
2. India Celebrates February 28 every year as 'National Science Day' because on this day
- (A) First Indian
Space craft was launched
- (B) Nehru
laid the foundation of Science labs all over India
- (C) In
1928 C.V. Raman discovered what was later called the 'Raman Effect'
- (D) Vikram
Sarabhai was born
3. In India the first television programme was broadcasted in
- (A) 1959
- (B) 1965
- (C) 1976
- (D) 1957
4. When is the World Population Day observed?
- (A) May 31
- (B) October 4
- (C) December 10
- (D) July 11
5. National Maritime Day of India falls on
- (A) April 5
- (B) June 5
- (C) October 5
- (D) September 5
6. The United Nations declared 1993 as a year of the
- (A) Disabled
- (B) Forests
- (C) Girl child
- (D) Indigenous
people
7. The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the
- (A) National
Integration Day
- (B) Peace and
Love Day
- (C) Secularism
Day
- (D) Anti-Terrorism
Day
8. The centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in South Africa was celebrated in
- (A) May 1993
- (B) August 1993
- (C) July 1993
- (D) September
1993
9. The year 1991 was observed in India as the year of
- (A) Population
control
- (B) Girl child
- (C) Literacy
- (D) Tourism
10. 20th August is celebrated as
- (A) Earth Day
- (B) Sadbhavana
Divas
- (C) No Tobacco
Day
- (D) None of
these