GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

DAYS AND YEARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
International voluntary blood donation day is observed on-
A
November 19
B
November 24
C
November 6
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is getting celebrated in India at 1st of October every year to share the need and importance of the blood in the life of an individual. It was first started celebrating on 1st of October in the year 1975 through the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Voluntary” blood donation refers to “unpaid, non-remunerated” blood donation. 3. An altruistic donor who gives blood freely and willingly without receiving money or any other form of payment.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Blood Donor Day was established in 2004 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to bring awareness to the ongoing need for blood donations to save lives. June 14 also marks the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1930 for his work in classifying blood types.

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