Static GK Test: July 11, 2022 - Bank Exams MCQ

• The World Cancer Day is being marked annually on February 4 by the Union for International Cancer Control. The day is being marked from 2008.

• The day is observed by the United Nations as well. The theme of this year’s World Cancer Day is “I am and I will”. This theme is being followed for the years of 2019-2021.

• According to WHO, every year 8.8 million people die of cancer in low- and middle-income countries. The World Cancer Day is marked to reduce illness and death caused by cancer.

● Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day is celebrated every year on January 30 and March 23 to pay homage to the victims who fought for the freedom, glory, welfare and progress of India.

● On January 30, 1948, the Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House during the evening prayers. So, the Government of India announced the day as Shaheed Diwas or Martyr's Day. In some parts of India March 23 is also celebrated as Martyr's Day because on this day three heroes of the nation were hanged to death by the British:

● Bhagat Singh

● Shivaram Rajguru

● Sukhdev Thapar

India’s first National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, Now known as Jim Corbett National park, Uttarakhand.

• The 5th edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) has begun in Goa’s capital city Panaji.

• The four-day festival was inaugurated by the CM of Goa, Pramod Sawant.

• Films that have been selected to be screened at the event are ‘Mission Mangal’, Antariskaham 9000 KMPH’, ‘Everest’, ‘Aamorie’, ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’, ‘Geostorm’ and ‘Virus’.

• A special workshop titled ‘Million SoUL’ will also be conducted by IIT Bombay on training about making solar lamps.

The 31st International Kite Festival was inaugurated by Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat and CM Vijay Rupani at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.

• On January 02, 2020, the five-day-long festival of ‘Lai Haraoba’ has begun in Agartala. Tripura. It is a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri Meitei communities since ancient times.

• The five-day-long festival is jointly organized by the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura. Puthiba Lai Haraoba Committee and Puthiba Welfare & Cultural Society, Agartala.

On 31^st December 2019 the famous 11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’, has begun in Odisha.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow.

• The event coincides with the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the co-founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

• The Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) was organised in Dhaka.

• The day-long festival screened 15 films on the theme of migration and its various aspects.

• The short films and documentaries shown during the festival were selected through a global competition for which 600 entries were received.

• The jury selected 30 best films out of which 15 were screened in Dhaka.

• Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region Division, which looks after India's maritime neighbors such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles.

• Earlier these two island nations were looked after by East and South Africa Division of the MEA.