SSC
World Health Day is observed on:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)View answer ▾Hide ▴
Answer: Option C — 7 April
Detailed Solution
World Health Day is observed every year on 7 April to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and to draw attention to an important global health issue.
About World Health Day:
- The WHO Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948, which is regarded as the WHO's foundation day.
- The First World Health Assembly in 1948 decided to observe 7 April as World Health Day from 1950.
Each year, WHO chooses a theme. For example, the 2025 theme, "Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures", focused on the health of mothers and newborns.
About the WHO:
- It is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
- Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
It has six regional offices. India is part of the South-East Asia Region (SEARO), whose office is in New Delhi.
Its constitution defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Its achievements include leading the global campaign that eradicated smallpox, declared in 1980.
It publishes the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the World Health Report.
It declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
Its Director-General since 2017 is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia.
The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine was set up in Jamnagar, Gujarat (foundation stone laid in 2022).
India and health:
- India was declared free of polio by WHO on 27 March 2014.
- India was declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus in 2015.
Other health days:
- World AIDS Day: 1 December.
- World TB Day: 24 March.
- World No Tobacco Day: 31 May.
- World Malaria Day: 25 April.
- National Doctors' Day (India): 1 July.
Why not the other options?
- ✗1 December is World AIDS Day.
- ✗24 March is World TB Day.
- ✗31 May is World No Tobacco Day.
Quick tip
Remember: World Health Day = 7 April (WHO founded 7 April 1948; first observed 1950); WHO HQ = Geneva; SEARO office = New Delhi; World TB Day = 24 March; World AIDS Day = 1 December.
💬 Discussions on this question
Ask a doubt ›Still stuck on this question? Ask our faculty and fellow students — answers appear here.
Ask a doubtMore Important Days & Dates Questions
View all ›- Q1.National Youth Day (12 January) is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of:
- Q2.The 'Beating Retreat' ceremony, held at Vijay Chowk on 29 January, officially denotes the end of:
- Q3.National Consumer Day is celebrated in India on:
- Q4.World Water Day is celebrated every year on:
- Q5.The first International Day of Yoga was celebrated on:
More General Knowledge Questions
- Q1.The techniques of Rasa and Bhava used in Indian classical dance trace their origin to which ancient text?Indian Dance Forms
- Q2.Lavani, Powada, Koli, Waghya Murali and Dhangari Gaja are folk dances of which state?Indian Dance Forms
- Q3.The one-act play associated with the Sattriya tradition of Assam is called:Indian Dance Forms
- Q4.Which dance form of Goa is known as the 'Warrior Dance'?Indian Dance Forms
- Q5.Manipuri dance is based on the Rasleela themes of:Indian Dance Forms
Important Days & Dates — Preparation
This question tests your understanding of Important Days & Dates, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
This topic covers national and international days observed through the year, such as National Youth Day, World Environment Day and International Yoga Day, along with the themes announced for them and the events or people they commemorate. Questions ask for the date of a day, the day observed on a given date, or the person it honours (for example, National Sports Day on 29 August marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand). Revise days month by month in a calendar format. Themes change every year, so learn the current year's themes from current affairs. Practise the important days questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.