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International Nurses Day, observed on 12 May, marks the birth anniversary of

  1. A.Mother Teresa
  2. B.Florence Nightingale
  3. C.Marie Curie
  4. D.Elizabeth Blackwell

Correct answer

B. Florence Nightingale

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 and became famous for organising nursing care for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War, where her rounds at night earned her the name the Lady with the Lamp; she later founded the first professional school of nursing, and the highest international honour for nurses carries her name. Option A is wrong because Mother Teresa was born on 26 August and her work was with the destitute and dying at Kolkata. Option C is wrong because Marie Curie, born on 7 November, is remembered for radioactivity, and India keeps National Cancer Awareness Day on her birthday. Option D is wrong because Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and no international day is kept for her.

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Q1.Important Days & DatesEasy

World Environment Day is observed every year on

  1. A.22 April
  2. B.5 June
  3. C.8 June
  4. D.16 September
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Correct answer: B. 5 June

World Environment Day marks the opening of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in 1972, and it has been observed since 1974 under the lead of the United Nations Environment Programme, with a fresh theme and a host country each year.

Q2.Important Days & DatesMedium

World Health Day is observed on 7 April because on that day in 1948

  1. A.The Red Cross was founded
  2. B.The World Health Organization came into being
  3. C.Penicillin was discovered
  4. D.The first vaccine was given
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Correct answer: B. The World Health Organization came into being

The constitution of the World Health Organization took effect on 7 April 1948, and the anniversary of that day has been kept as World Health Day since 1950, with a theme chosen by the organisation; its headquarters are at Geneva in Switzerland.

Q3.Important Days & DatesMedium

World Wetlands Day, observed on 2 February, marks the signing of which convention?

  1. A.Basel Convention
  2. B.Ramsar Convention
  3. C.CITES
  4. D.Convention on Biological Diversity
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Correct answer: B. Ramsar Convention

The Convention on Wetlands was signed on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shore of the Caspian Sea, and the wetlands listed under it are still called Ramsar sites; the day has been observed on this date since 1997.

Q4.Important Days & DatesEasy

World Ozone Day is observed on

  1. A.16 September
  2. B.5 June
  3. C.23 March
  4. D.22 May
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Correct answer: A. 16 September

The day marks the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 16 September 1987, an agreement to phase out chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone destroying chemicals, and it is often called the most successful environmental treaty.

Q5.Important Days & DatesEasy

World AIDS Day is observed every year on

  1. A.1 December
  2. B.3 December
  3. C.10 December
  4. D.14 November
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Correct answer: A. 1 December

World AIDS Day has been observed on the first of December since 1988 and was the first global health day of its kind, its symbol being the red ribbon; the theme changes every year and the day is used to press for testing, treatment and an end to stigma.