Important National and International Days: Month-wise List for SSC GK

Questions on important days appear almost every year in SSC general awareness papers. They are easy marks because the dates are fixed. This note gives a month-wise list of the most useful national and international days, a few memory tips, practice questions and FAQs. The themes of international days change every year, so check the latest theme separately for current affairs.

January to March

April to June

July to September

October to December

Memory Tips

• Days of the armed forces: Army 15 January, Air Force 8 October, Navy 4 December, Armed Forces Flag Day 7 December.
• Teachers’ days: 5 September in India (Radhakrishnan) and 5 October worldwide.
• Science and maths: National Science Day 28 February; National Mathematics Day 22 December; Engineers’ Day 15 September.
• Environment cluster: Wetlands (2 February), Wildlife (3 March), Water (22 March), Earth (22 April), Environment (5 June).
• The 26th of three months: Republic Day (January), Kargil Vijay Diwas (July), Constitution Day (November).

How to Use This List

• Learn one month at a time and revise it with a quiz.
• Link each day with a person, as in the table (Dhyan Chand, Radhakrishnan, Visvesvaraya).
• For international days, also check the theme of the current year from a recent source.
• Make a table of your own with the days you forget most often.

Quick Tips

• Learn the dates together with the person or event they are linked to.
• Revise one month every day and the full year every Sunday.
• Do not confuse national days with international days.
• Check the current year’s theme from official sources for international days.

Quick Revision Points

• 28 Feb: National Science Day.
• 5 Sep: Teachers’ Day; 15 Sep: Engineers’ Day; 14 Sep: Hindi Diwas.
• 2 Oct: Gandhi Jayanti; 31 Oct: National Unity Day.
• 26 Nov: Constitution Day; 4 Dec: Navy Day.
• 21 June: International Yoga Day.

Practice Questions With Answers

1. National Science Day is observed on?
   Answer: 28 February
2. Which day is celebrated on 5 September in India?
   Answer: Teachers’ Day
3. Indian Air Force Day is on?
   Answer: 8 October
4. National Sports Day marks the birth anniversary of?
   Answer: Major Dhyan Chand (29 August)
5. National Unity Day is celebrated on?
   Answer: 31 October
6. Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas) is on?
   Answer: 26 November
7. International Yoga Day is on?
   Answer: 21 June
8. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on?
   Answer: 14 September
9. Engineers’ Day honours?
   Answer: Sir M. Visvesvaraya (15 September)
10. World Environment Day is on?
    Answer: 5 June

How to Practise This Chapter

Practise 10 questions every day and write the steps on paper. Then attempt timed sets from our practice papers and the previous year papers page. See all topics on the Important Days and Themes notes page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are important days asked in SSC?

They are factual, easy to set and part of the static GK section of CGL, CHSL, MTS and GD.

When is National Youth Day?

12 January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

When is Teachers’ Day in India?

5 September, on the birth anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

When is Engineers’ Day?

15 September, in memory of Sir M. Visvesvaraya.

When is World Water Day?

22 March.

When is National Mathematics Day?

22 December, on the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.

When is Kargil Vijay Diwas?

26 July.

What is Vijay Diwas?

16 December, which marks the victory in the 1971 war.

Which day is Constitution Day?

26 November, to mark the adoption of the Constitution in 1949.

What is the difference between a national day and an international day?

A national day is observed in one country; an international day is recognised by the UN or a global body.

Do the themes of international days change?

Yes, they change every year, so read the latest theme before the exam.

How can I remember so many days?

Learn them month by month, link each with a person or event and revise with quizzes.