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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
International Women’s Day is observed on which date?
A
6th March
B
7th March
C
8th March
D
9th March
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is International Women’s Day and when did it start? International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place on 8 March every year.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Detailed explanation-3: -We celebrate National Women’s Day on the occasion of Sarojini Naidu’s birthday on 13 February 1879. She was a gifted national leader, a freedom fighter, and a celebrated poet. She was known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ and ‘Bharat Kokila’.

Detailed explanation-4: -As part of the peace movement brewing on the eve of World War I, Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February 1913.

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