Which day is observed on 1 July along with National Doctors Day in India?
- A.National Statistics Day
- B.Chartered Accountants Day
- C.National Technology Day
- D.National Science Day
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Chartered Accountants Day. 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. The same date is also observed as GST Day, since the goods and services tax came into force on 1 July 2017, and as National Doctors Day.
Option A, National Statistics Day, falls on 29 June, the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Option C, National Technology Day, is observed on 11 May, marking the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998 and the first flight of the Hansa aircraft. Option D, National Science Day, is observed on 28 February, the date on which C. V. Raman announced the discovery of the effect named after him.
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Practice Questions
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- A.1 July
- B.7 April
- C.12 May
- D.11 July
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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.
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- A.5 June
- B.11 July
- C.12 August
- D.15 July
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Read the full explanation →Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on 26 July every year to mark the successful conclusion of which operation?
- A.Operation Meghdoot
- B.Operation Vijay
- C.Operation Parakram
- D.Operation Cactus
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Read the full explanation →National Handloom Day is observed on 7 August to commemorate the launch of which movement?
- A.Quit India Movement
- B.Non-Cooperation Movement
- C.Swadeshi Movement
- D.Civil Disobedience Movement
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Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
- A.Milkha Singh
- B.Major Dhyan Chand
- C.K. D. Jadhav
- D.Balbir Singh Senior
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