Important Days & Famous Books
Important Days और मशहूर किताबें
Important Days & Famous Books
- Miscellaneous GK
- Important Days & Famous Books
Recall the fixed national and international days and match famous books with their authors.
🎯 Learning Objective
Recall the fixed national and international days and match famous books with their authors.
💡 Concept
- National days of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), Gandhi Jayanti (2 October)
- Birthday-based days: Teachers' Day (5 September, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan), Children's Day (14 November, Jawaharlal Nehru), National Youth Day (12 January, Swami Vivekananda)
- International days: Women's Day (8 March), World Health Day (7 April), Earth Day (22 April), Labour Day (1 May)
- More international days: World Environment Day (5 June), International Yoga Day (21 June), World Population Day (11 July), Human Rights Day (10 December)
- Other key days: National Science Day (28 February, for the Raman Effect), Hindi Diwas (14 September), Constitution Day (26 November)
- Autobiographies: 'My Experiments with Truth' - Mahatma Gandhi; 'Wings of Fire' - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; 'The Discovery of India' - Jawaharlal Nehru
- Classic Indian works: 'Arthashastra' - Kautilya (Chanakya); 'Gitanjali' - Rabindranath Tagore; 'Ain-i-Akbari' - Abul Fazl
- Hindi and regional classics: 'Godan' - Munshi Premchand; 'Anandmath' (source of Vande Mataram) - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Award-winning novels: 'The God of Small Things' - Arundhati Roy; 'Midnight's Children' - Salman Rushdie; 'Train to Pakistan' - Khushwant Singh
- World classics: 'The Wealth of Nations' - Adam Smith; 'Gulliver's Travels' - Jonathan Swift
🧮 Key Formulas
26 Jan Republic Day | 15 Aug Independence Day | 5 Sep Teachers' Day | 14 Nov Children's Day
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21 June Yoga Day | 5 June Environment Day | 28 Feb National Science Day
✏️ Easy Example
Q. National Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on which date? (a) 5 September (b) 14 November (c) 2 October (d) 5 October
- It marks the birthday of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, a teacher and former President
- Teachers' Day is celebrated on 5 September
Answer: (a) 5 September
🇮🇳 Real-Life Example
On 5 September, schools across India let students play teacher for a day — the whole custom exists because it is the birthday of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, who asked that it be marked as Teachers' Day. One GK fact you literally celebrated in school.
📝 Exam-Level Example
Q. Who wrote the autobiography 'Wings of Fire'?
- The author was a scientist who became President of India
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam wrote 'Wings of Fire'
Answer: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
📝 Exam-Level Example
Q. International Yoga Day is observed on which date?
- It was first observed in 2015 after a UN resolution
- International Yoga Day falls on 21 June
Answer: 21 June
🪄 Memory Trick
Birthday days: Teachers' (Radhakrishnan, 5 Sep), Children's (Nehru/Chacha, 14 Nov), Youth (Vivekananda, 12 Jan). Autobiographies: Gandhi-Experiments, Kalam-Wings of Fire, Nehru-Discovery of India.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- ❌ Confusing Teachers' Day (5 September) with Children's Day (14 November)
- ❌ Attributing 'The Discovery of India' to Gandhi — it was written by Nehru
- ❌ Mixing up World Environment Day (5 June) with Earth Day (22 April)
🏆 Exam Tips
- ✅ Link each 'birthday day' to the person to avoid confusion
- ✅ National Science Day (28 February) commemorates the discovery of the Raman Effect
📌 Summary
- 26 Jan Republic Day, 15 Aug Independence Day, 2 Oct Gandhi Jayanti
- 5 Sep Teachers' (Radhakrishnan), 14 Nov Children's (Nehru), 12 Jan Youth (Vivekananda)
- 21 June Yoga Day, 5 June Environment Day, 28 Feb National Science Day
- Wings of Fire-Kalam, Discovery of India-Nehru, Gitanjali-Tagore, Godan-Premchand