This Important Days & Dates quiz on Important Days in July and August puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
11 questions with answers and explanations
National Doctors Day is observed in India on which date?
National Doctors Day is observed in India on 1 July because that date is both the birth anniversary and the death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the physician who became Chief Minister of West Bengal and received the Bharat Ratna.
Read the full explanation →World Population Day is observed every year on
World Population Day is observed on 11 July, a date chosen by the United Nations because the population of the world was estimated to have crossed five billion on that day in 1987.
Read the full explanation →Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26 July every year to mark the successful conclusion of which operation?
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26 July because the Indian armed forces completed the recapture of the heights in the Kargil sector under Operation Vijay on that date in 1999.
Read the full explanation →National Handloom Day is observed on 7 August to commemorate the launch of which movement?
National Handloom Day falls on 7 August because the Swadeshi Movement was formally launched on that date in 1905 at a meeting in Calcutta, in response to the partition of Bengal.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
National Sports Day is observed on 29 August, the birth anniversary of the hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, who was born in 1905 and was part of the Indian teams that won Olympic gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Read the full explanation →International Tiger Day is observed every year on
International Tiger Day, also called Global Tiger Day, is observed on 29 July every year to draw attention to the conservation of the tiger and of its habitat, and it is a date on which tiger range countries report on their efforts.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following days is observed on 9 August?
The ninth of August is observed as Quit India Movement Day, or August Kranti Diwas, because the movement launched at the Bombay session of the Congress led to mass action from that date in 1942.
Read the full explanation →Hiroshima Day, marking the first use of an atomic bomb in war, is observed on
Hiroshima Day is observed on 6 August, the date in 1945 on which the first atomic bomb used in war was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Read the full explanation →National Space Day is observed in India on 23 August to mark which achievement?
The Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 3 touched down near the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023, making India the first country to land in that region, and the date was declared National Space Day in memory of the achievement.
Read the full explanation →Which day is observed on 1 July along with National Doctors Day in India?
The first of July is observed as Chartered Accountants Day because the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India was established on 1 July 1949 by an Act of Parliament.
Read the full explanation →Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is observed in India on which date?
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is observed on 14 August, the day before Independence Day, in memory of the millions who were displaced and of those who lost their lives during the partition of 1947.
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