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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CGL - 7th March 2020 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q48

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on:

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e 9th January.

  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed (starting in 2001) on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India.
  • The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915.