Health, Environment and Social Awareness Days

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.World AIDS Day is observed every year on which date?

   • A.1 December✓ Correct Answer
   • B.1 November
   • C.10 December
   • D.7 April

   Explanation: World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December since 1988, was the first global health day.

2. Q2.World No Tobacco Day is observed on which date?

   • A.31 May✓ Correct Answer
   • B.31 March
   • C.1 June
   • D.5 June

   Explanation: The World Health Organization established World No Tobacco Day in 1987; it is observed on 31 May.

3. Q3.World Blood Donor Day is observed on which date?

   • A.14 June✓ Correct Answer
   • B.14 May
   • C.14 July
   • D.14 November

   Explanation: It is observed on 14 June, the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO blood groups.

4. Q4.The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on which date?

   • A.16 October
   • B.16 June
   • C.16 September✓ Correct Answer
   • D.5 September

   Explanation: It marks the signing of the Montreal Protocol on 16 September 1987.

5. Q5.World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which date?

   • A.24 April
   • B.24 March✓ Correct Answer
   • C.24 February
   • D.24 October

   Explanation: It marks 24 March 1882, when Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.

6. Q6.World Cancer Day is observed on which date?

   • A.4 January
   • B.4 March
   • C.14 February
   • D.4 February✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: World Cancer Day, led by the Union for International Cancer Control, is observed on 4 February every year.

7. Q7.World Malaria Day is observed on which date?

   • A.25 March
   • B.25 May
   • C.25 June
   • D.25 April✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: World Malaria Day was established by the World Health Assembly in 2007 and is observed on 25 April.

8. Q8.World Diabetes Day, 14 November, honours the birth anniversary of which scientist who co-discovered insulin?

   • A.Alexander Fleming
   • B.Louis Pasteur
   • C.Robert Koch
   • D.Frederick Banting✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin with Charles Best in 1922, was born on 14 November 1891.

9. Q9.International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on which date?

   • A.22 April
   • B.22 May✓ Correct Answer
   • C.22 March
   • D.5 June

   Explanation: It marks 22 May 1992, the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

10. Q10.International Day of Forests is observed on which date?

    • A.21 April
    • B.21 June
    • C.21 March✓ Correct Answer
    • D.22 March

    Explanation: The UN General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests in 2012.

11. Q11.World Wetlands Day, 2 February, commemorates the adoption of which convention in 1971?

    • A.Basel Convention
    • B.Bonn Convention
    • C.Vienna Convention
    • D.Ramsar Convention✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The Convention on Wetlands was adopted on 2 February 1971 at Ramsar, Iran, hence the name Ramsar Convention.

12. Q12.World Rabies Day is observed on 28 September to mark the death anniversary of which scientist who developed the first rabies vaccine?

    • A.Edward Jenner
    • B.Louis Pasteur✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Alexander Fleming
    • D.Jonas Salk

    Explanation: Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine, died on 28 September 1895.

13. Q13.World Hepatitis Day is observed on which date?

    • A.28 June
    • B.28 July✓ Correct Answer
    • C.28 August
    • D.28 September

    Explanation: It is observed on 28 July, the birthday of Nobel laureate Baruch Blumberg, who discovered the hepatitis B virus.

14. Q14.World Mental Health Day is observed on which date?

    • A.10 September
    • B.10 November
    • C.10 October✓ Correct Answer
    • D.10 December

    Explanation: World Mental Health Day has been observed on 10 October since 1992, an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health.

15. Q15.World Consumer Rights Day is observed on which date?

    • A.15 April
    • B.24 December
    • C.15 February
    • D.15 March✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: It marks the 15 March 1962 address of US President John F. Kennedy to Congress on consumer rights.

16. Q16.World Soil Day is observed on which date?

    • A.5 December✓ Correct Answer
    • B.5 June
    • C.5 November
    • D.5 September

    Explanation: The FAO Conference endorsed World Soil Day in 2013, and the UN General Assembly designated 5 December in 2013.

17. Q17.World Sparrow Day, raising awareness about the decline of house sparrows, is observed on which date?

    • A.20 March✓ Correct Answer
    • B.20 April
    • C.20 February
    • D.20 June

    Explanation: World Sparrow Day was initiated by the Nature Forever Society of India with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation, first observed in 2010.

18. Q18.World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on which date?

    • A.17 July
    • B.17 June✓ Correct Answer
    • C.17 May
    • D.17 April

    Explanation: The UN General Assembly declared 17 June as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought in 1994, linked to the UNCCD.

19. Q19.National Consumer Day in India is observed on 24 December because on that date in 1986 which Act received Presidential assent?

    • A.Competition Act
    • B.Right to Information Act
    • C.Consumer Protection Act✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Sale of Goods Act

    Explanation: The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 received assent on 24 December 1986; National Consumer Day is observed on that date.

20. Q20.The International Day of Older Persons is observed on which date?

    • A.1 September
    • B.1 November
    • C.1 October✓ Correct Answer
    • D.1 December

    Explanation: The UN General Assembly designated 1 October as the International Day of Older Persons in 1990; it was first observed in 1991.