National Youth Day is observed in India on 12 January to mark the birth anniversary of whom?
- A.Subhas Chandra Bose
- B.Lala Lajpat Rai
- C.Swami Vivekananda
- D.Bhagat Singh
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Swami Vivekananda, who was born on 12 January 1863. The Government of India chose his birth anniversary for National Youth Day because his writings and speeches were addressed above all to the young, and his address at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 remains the best known moment of his life.
Option A, Subhas Chandra Bose, was born on 23 January 1897, and that date is observed as Parakram Diwas, so the two January anniversaries are often placed against each other. Option B, Lala Lajpat Rai, was born on 28 January 1865 and is remembered as Punjab Kesari. Option D, Bhagat Singh, is associated with 23 March, the day he was executed in 1931, which is also observed as a Martyrs' Day. Keep the January anniversaries in order: 12th for Vivekananda, 23rd for Bose and 28th for Lajpat Rai.
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- A.4 December
- B.15 January
- C.8 October
- D.26 January
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- A.Basel Convention
- B.CITES
- C.Montreal Protocol
- D.Ramsar Convention
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- A.The discovery of the neutron
- B.The announcement of the Raman Effect
- C.The discovery of penicillin
- D.The launch of the satellite Aryabhata
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- A.10 January
- B.13 February
- C.21 February
- D.26 January
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- A.Supreme Court of India
- B.Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- C.Reserve Bank of India
- D.Election Commission of India
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