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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Current Affairs · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Constitution Day of Nepal is on:
- A) Jestha 15
- B) Ashwin 3 ✔
- C) Falgun 7
- D) Magh 16
Why: Constitution Day is Ashwin (Asoj) 3, when the Constitution of Nepal was promulgated in 2072 BS.
Republic Day (Ganatantra Diwas) is on:
- A) Jestha 15 ✔
- B) Baisakh 11
- C) Poush 27
- D) Asar 29
Why: Republic Day is Jestha 15, when Nepal was declared a republic in 2065 BS.
Democracy Day (Prajatantra Diwas) falls on:
- A) Falgun 7 ✔
- B) Magh 16
- C) Baisakh 1
- D) Ashwin 3
Why: Democracy Day is Falgun 7, marking the end of Rana rule in 2007 BS.
Martyrs' Day in Nepal is observed on:
- A) Poush 27
- B) Magh 16 ✔
- C) Bhadra 22
- D) Kartik 1
Why: Martyrs' Day is Magh 16, remembering those who died for democracy, including the four martyrs of 1997 BS.
Prithvi Jayanti is celebrated as:
- A) Democracy Day
- B) Children's Day
- C) National Unity Day ✔
- D) Martyrs' Day
Why: Prithvi Narayan Shah's birth anniversary (Paush 27) is celebrated as National Unity Day.
Bhanu Jayanti is observed on:
- A) Asar 15
- B) Asar 29 ✔
- C) Shrawan 1
- D) Bhadra 29
Why: Bhanu Jayanti, Bhanubhakta Acharya's birthday, is on Asar 29.
National Paddy Day is on:
- A) Asar 15 ✔
- B) Asar 29
- C) Baisakh 1
- D) Shrawan 15
Why: National Paddy Day (Ropain Diwas) is on Asar 15, when farmers plant rice.
World Environment Day is on:
- A) 22 April
- B) 5 June ✔
- C) 16 September
- D) 22 March
Why: World Environment Day is 5 June.
World Water Day is on:
- A) 22 March ✔
- B) 21 March
- C) 2 February
- D) 7 April
Why: World Water Day is 22 March.
World Health Day is observed on:
- A) 1 December
- B) 31 May
- C) 7 April ✔
- D) 24 March
Why: World Health Day is 7 April, WHO's founding day.
International Mother Language Day is on:
- A) 8 September
- B) 21 February ✔
- C) 23 April
- D) 13 February
Why: International Mother Language Day is 21 February.
World Population Day is on:
- A) 11 July ✔
- B) 12 August
- C) 1 October
- D) 8 March
Why: World Population Day is 11 July.
International Literacy Day is on:
- A) 5 October
- B) 8 September ✔
- C) 21 September
- D) 16 October
Why: International Literacy Day is 8 September.
World Tourism Day is on:
- A) 27 September ✔
- B) 5 June
- C) 16 October
- D) 11 December
Why: World Tourism Day is 27 September.
United Nations Day is on:
- A) 10 December
- B) 24 October ✔
- C) 26 June
- D) 1 January
Why: UN Day is 24 October, when the UN Charter came into force in 1945.
Human Rights Day is on:
- A) 9 December
- B) 10 December ✔
- C) 3 December
- D) 20 November
Why: Human Rights Day is 10 December, the day the UDHR was adopted in 1948.
International Anti-Corruption Day is on:
- A) 9 December ✔
- B) 1 December
- C) 24 October
- D) 8 March
Why: International Anti-Corruption Day is 9 December.
World AIDS Day is on:
- A) 1 December ✔
- B) 7 April
- C) 4 February
- D) 24 March
Why: World AIDS Day is 1 December.
World Ozone Day is on:
- A) 5 June
- B) 16 September ✔
- C) 22 April
- D) 22 May
Why: World Ozone Day is 16 September, the date the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987.
World Food Day is on:
- A) 16 October ✔
- B) 5 October
- C) 1 October
- D) 27 September
Why: World Food Day is 16 October, FAO's founding day.
Loktantra Diwas (Democracy restoration day) is on:
- A) 11 Baisakh ✔
- B) 7 Falgun
- C) 3 Asoj
- D) 15 Jestha
Why: Loktantra Diwas is 11 Baisakh, marking the success of Jana Andolan II in 2063 BS.
National Unity Day is on:
- A) 27 Paush ✔
- B) 16 Magh
- C) 29 Asar
- D) 15 Jestha
Why: National Unity Day is 27 Paush, Prithvi Narayan Shah's birthday.
Civil Service Day in Nepal is on:
- A) 22 Bhadra ✔
- B) 1 Shrawan
- C) 3 Asoj
- D) 16 Magh
Why: Civil Service Day is celebrated on Bhadra 22 (around 7 September) every year to honour the civil service and recognise good civil servants.
International Women's Day is on:
- A) 8 March ✔
- B) 1 May
- C) 5 June
- D) 10 December
Why: International Women's Day is 8 March.
International Labour Day is on:
- A) 1 May ✔
- B) 8 March
- C) 15 August
- D) 24 October
Why: Labour Day is 1 May.
World Press Freedom Day is on:
- A) 3 May ✔
- B) 1 May
- C) 5 June
- D) 21 June
Why: World Press Freedom Day is 3 May.
International Yoga Day is on:
- A) 21 June ✔
- B) 5 June
- C) 11 July
- D) 21 March
Why: International Yoga Day is 21 June.
World Wildlife Day is on:
- A) 3 March ✔
- B) 22 April
- C) 5 June
- D) 4 October
Why: World Wildlife Day is 3 March, the date CITES was signed in 1973.
World Animal Day is on:
- A) 4 October ✔
- B) 3 March
- C) 22 May
- D) 16 October
Why: World Animal Day is 4 October.
International Day for Biological Diversity is on:
- A) 22 May ✔
- B) 5 June
- C) 22 April
- D) 16 September
Why: The International Day for Biological Diversity is 22 May.
World Earth Day is on:
- A) 22 April ✔
- B) 22 March
- C) 5 June
- D) 22 May
Why: Earth Day is 22 April.
International Day of Peace is on:
- A) 21 September ✔
- B) 24 October
- C) 10 December
- D) 1 January
Why: The International Day of Peace is 21 September.
International Youth Day is on:
- A) 12 August ✔
- B) 15 August
- C) 5 September
- D) 1 May
Why: International Youth Day is 12 August.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is on:
- A) 3 December ✔
- B) 1 December
- C) 10 December
- D) 14 November
Why: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is 3 December.
World Consumer Rights Day is on:
- A) 15 March ✔
- B) 8 March
- C) 22 March
- D) 7 April
Why: World Consumer Rights Day is 15 March.
World Book and Copyright Day is on:
- A) 23 April ✔
- B) 22 April
- C) 3 May
- D) 8 September
Why: World Book and Copyright Day is 23 April, set by UNESCO.
International Mountain Day is on:
- A) 11 December ✔
- B) 29 May
- C) 5 June
- D) 27 September
Why: International Mountain Day is 11 December.
International Everest Day is on:
- A) 29 May ✔
- B) 11 December
- C) 5 June
- D) 27 September
Why: International Everest Day is 29 May, the date of the first ascent in 1953.
World Telecommunication Day is on:
- A) 17 May ✔
- B) 9 October
- C) 3 May
- D) 15 March
Why: World Telecommunication (and Information Society) Day is 17 May, ITU's founding day.
World Post Day is on:
- A) 9 October ✔
- B) 17 May
- C) 16 October
- D) 24 October
Why: World Post Day is 9 October, the founding day of the Universal Postal Union (1874).
International Day of the Girl Child is on:
- A) 11 October ✔
- B) 8 March
- C) 14 November
- D) 1 June
Why: International Day of the Girl Child is 11 October.
World Teachers' Day is on:
- A) 5 October ✔
- B) 5 September
- C) 8 September
- D) 1 May
Why: World Teachers' Day is 5 October.
World Wetlands Day is on:
- A) 2 February ✔
- B) 22 March
- C) 5 June
- D) 22 May
Why: World Wetlands Day is 2 February, marking the Ramsar Convention (1971).
World Cancer Day is on:
- A) 4 February ✔
- B) 7 April
- C) 31 May
- D) 14 November
Why: World Cancer Day is 4 February.
World Blood Donor Day is on:
- A) 14 June ✔
- B) 1 December
- C) 7 April
- D) 24 March
Why: World Blood Donor Day is 14 June.
International Day against Drug Abuse is on:
- A) 26 June ✔
- B) 31 May
- C) 1 December
- D) 26 January
Why: The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is 26 June.
World Habitat Day is on the first:
- A) Monday of October ✔
- B) Sunday of May
- C) Friday of June
- D) Saturday of March
Why: World Habitat Day is the first Monday of October.
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is on:
- A) 13 October ✔
- B) 5 June
- C) 16 October
- D) 10 December
Why: The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is 13 October.
International Volunteer Day is on:
- A) 5 December ✔
- B) 3 December
- C) 10 December
- D) 1 December
Why: International Volunteer Day is 5 December.
Nepal's National Children's Day is on:
- A) 14 Bhadra ✔
- B) 27 Paush
- C) 16 Magh
- D) 1 Baisakh
Why: Nepal's National Children's Day is 14 Bhadra.