Which statement about India's National Education Day is incorrect?
2010
Which statement about India's National Education Day is incorrect?
Answer: A. It is observed on 5 September every year. — ConceptA national commemorative day is identified by its officially designated date, the person or event it honours, and the year its observance began. To…
- A.
It is observed on 5 September every year.
- B.
It is observed on 11 November every year.
- C.
It commemorates Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India's first Union Education Minister.
- D.
It has been observed since 2008.
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Correct answer: A
Concept
A national commemorative day is identified by its officially designated date, the person or event it honours, and the year its observance began.
To test a statement about such a day, compare each claim with the official record; a different observance falling on another date should not be treated as the same day.
Application
The official record gives the following facts:
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development designated 11 November, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birth anniversary, as National Education Day.
Maulana Azad was independent India's first Union Education Minister.
The first National Education Day celebration was held on 11 November 2008.
Contrast
The offered statements can therefore be contrasted by value:
5 September is observed in India as Teachers' Day and is associated with the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
11 November is the designated date of National Education Day.
The commemoration of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad identifies the honouree of National Education Day.
The year 2008 identifies the beginning of the national observance.
Cross-check
The date, honouree, and starting year agree across the Ministry's 2008 announcement and its account of the first celebration.
Result
Thus, the statement that National Education Day is observed on 5 September is incorrect.