In India, May 21 is observed as
- A.NRI Day
- B.National Youth Day
- C.National Technology Day
- D.National Anti-Terrorism Day
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, National Anti-Terrorism Day. India marks 21 May as Anti-Terrorism Day because former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on that day in 1991.
Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during an election rally on 21 May 1991. The Government of India then decided to observe his death anniversary as Anti-Terrorism Day. On this day government offices take an anti-terrorism pledge, and the day is used to spread awareness of the cost of terrorism and violence and to promote peace and national unity.
A is wrong: NRI Day, or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, is on 9 January, the day Gandhiji returned from South Africa in 1915.
B is wrong: National Youth Day is on 12 January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
C is wrong: National Technology Day is on 11 May, recalling the Pokhran-II tests of 1998.
Exam tip: 11 May = National Technology Day; 21 May = Anti-Terrorism Day; 12 January = National Youth Day.
Practice Questions
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- A.3 January
- B.21 March
- C.4 July
- D.22 December
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- A.365.2422 days
- B.365.2425 days
- C.365.25 days
- D.365.5 days
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- A.1947
- B.1950
- C.1957
- D.1962
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- A.The Tropic of Cancer
- B.The Tropic of Capricorn
- C.The Equator
- D.The Arctic Circle
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- A.21 March
- B.21 June
- C.23 September
- D.22 December
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