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Important National and International Days – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Go past simple dates: why Army Day and National Voters' Day are observed, who Engineers' Day honours, and how armed forces days and UN observances fall in calendar order.

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35 min
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50

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About this test

Important National and International Days GK Practice Quiz, Level 3

This Level 3 GK quiz builds detailed recall of important national and international days: why each day is observed, the personality or event behind it, and where it falls in the calendar. On Aptitude360 it goes past plain date recall to statement checks, list matching and calendar ordering of Indian and UN observances.

Topics covered in this important days set

  • Armed forces days: Army Day, Air Force Day, Kargil Vijay Diwas and Armed Forces Flag Day
  • Days observed on birth anniversaries, such as Teachers' Day, Children's Day, Engineers' Day, National Youth Day and Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
  • UN observances such as International Mother Language Day, World Food Day, World Health Day and World Population Day
  • Constitutional and civic days: Samvidhan Diwas, National Voters' Day and Hindi Diwas
  • Events commemorated, such as the discovery of the Raman Effect behind National Science Day
  • Arranging days in calendar order and spotting days that share a month or a date

Key concepts to revise for national and international days

  • The historical event behind each armed forces day, not just its date
  • Which national days honour a person and which commemorate an event
  • How Indian national days differ from United Nations observances that fall on the same date
  • The Election Commission's foundation behind National Voters' Day, and which January observance began earlier: National Girl Child Day or National Voters' Day

Revision tips for important days GK

  • Build a month-by-month calendar and place every Indian and UN day on it
  • Pair each day with its personality or event so that match-the-list questions become quick
  • Note clusters, such as days on the same date number in different months or consecutive January days

Who this Level 3 important days quiz suits

This set suits general awareness and static GK learners who already know the basic dates and now want practice with statement-based, matching and ordering questions.

FAQs about Important National and International Days – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Why is National Science Day celebrated on 28 February?
It commemorates the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C. V. Raman, announced on 28 February 1928. The discovery later won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Why is Army Day celebrated on 15 January in India?
On 15 January 1949, General K. M. Cariappa took over from the last British commander as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
Why is Hindi Diwas celebrated on 14 September?
On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.
What is the difference between Constitution Day and Republic Day?
Constitution Day, on 26 November, commemorates the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949. Republic Day, on 26 January, celebrates the Constitution coming into force in 1950.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Important National and International Days GK Level 35035 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

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