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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Correctly match the dates given in Column I with the significance attached to each given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column I A. 15th January B. 30th January C. 15th March D. 7th April Column II 1. World Health Day 2. Army Day 3. Martyrs Day 4. Consumer Rights Day
Options
- A A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
- B A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
- C A-4, B-2, C-4, D-3
- D A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
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Correct Answer
A A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
Model Answer
World Health Day
- April 7 is observed globally as World Health Day and it was first celebrated in 1950.
- The day was adopted in 1948 in the First World Health Assembly.
- All the member states of the World Health Organization celebrate this day as a means of spreading awareness on health.
Army Day
- January 15 is celebrated every year as Army Day.
- It commemorates the day on which Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army (15 January 1949).
Martyr's Day
- January 30 is observed as Martyrs Day or Sarvodaya Day nationally.
- On this day in 1948, Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
- 19 May is celebrated as 'Language Martyrs Day' and 21 October is celebrated as 'Police Martyrs' Day' (Police Commemoration Day).
Consumer Rights Day
- March 15 is celebrated as Consumer Rights Day every year to spread awareness among the consumers about their rights and to protest against the market abuses.
- On this day in 1962, US President John F. Kennedy formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. This day was first marked by the consumer movement in 1983.