General Awareness Quiz for RBI Grade-B 2023-6th February

Q1. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti or Netaji Jayanti is a national event celebrated in India as Parakram Diwas on which of the day to mark the birth of prominent Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
(a) January 29
(b) January 23
(c) January 15
(d) January 5
(e) None of the above

Q2. The fifth International Day of Education has been celebrated under the theme “to invest in people, prioritize education”. On which day International Day of Education is celebrated?
(a) 30 January
(b) 8 January
(c) 15 January
(d) 24 January
(e) None of the above

Q3. The nation celebrates National Girl Child Day to highlight the prejudice and injustice that girl children face. On which India celebrates National Girl Child Day every year?
(a) January 18
(b) January 6
(c) January 24
(d) January 30
(e) None of the above

Q4. This year, the theme of International Customs Day is ‘Nurturing the next generation: Promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs.’ The World Customs Organisation (WCO) marks International Customs Day on which day every year?
(a) 2nd January
(b) 26th January
(c) 12th January
(d) 7th January
(e) None of the above

Q5. Global Family Day is celebrated on which day to create a sense of unity, community and brotherhood across nations and cultures through the idea of families?
(a) January 1
(b) January 15
(c) January 24
(d) January 8
(e) None of the above

Q6. International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed to commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 1945 from Nazi control on which of the following day?
(a) 11th January
(b) 4th January
(c) 27th January
(d) 19th January
(e) None of the above

Q7. World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day) is observed on which day every year to raise awareness about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a critical public health challenge so that we can progress towards their elimination?
(a) January 20
(b) January 16
(c) January 8
(d) January 30
(e) None of the above

Q8. On which day India observes Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas to pay tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country?
(a) January 19
(b) January 6
(c) January 30
(d) January 11
(e) None of the above

Q9. Data Protection Day, or Data Privacy Day is celebrated on which day to create more awareness about the right to data protection and the various ways in which people can keep their data more safe?
(a) January 28
(b) January 4
(c) January 17
(d) January 14
(e) None of the above

Q10. Voters’ day is dedicated to raising young people’s awareness of the importance of voting in their country. On which day National Voter’s Day is celebrated to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India?
(a) January 26
(b) January 9
(c) January 1
(d) January 25
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti or Netaji Jayanti is a national event celebrated in India as Parakram Diwas on January 23 to mark the birth of prominent Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
2. Ans (d)
Sol. The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
S3. Ans(c)
Sol. On January 24, the nation celebrates National Girl Child Day. This day was established in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The goal of National Female Child Day is to highlight the prejudice and injustice that girl children face.
S4.Ans (b)
Sol. The World Customs Organisation (WCO) marks International Customs Day on 26th January every year. The occasion commemorates the WCO’s maiden session held in 1953.
S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Global Family Day is celebrated on January 1, each year. The day creates a sense of unity, community and brotherhood across nations and cultures through the idea of families.
S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Every year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on January 27 to reflect on the atrocities inflicted by Adolf Hitler, which resulted in the deaths of an estimated six million Jews.
S7. Ans(d)
Sol. World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day) is observed on January 30 every year to raise awareness about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. On January 30, 2023, India observed Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas to pay tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country.
S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Data Protection Day, or Data Privacy Day, is celebrated on January 28. The aim is to create more awareness about the right to data protection and the various ways in which people can keep their data more safe.
S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Election Commission of India is celebrating 13th National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023. The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’ is dedicated to voters which conveys individual’s feeling and aspiration towards participation in the electoral process through power of their vote.