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UN and International Days
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Q1.United Nations Day is observed every year on which date?
- A.10 December
- B.15 August
- C.26 June
- D.24 October✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The UN Charter came into force on 24 October 1945, so that date is observed as United Nations Day.
Q2.International Women's Day is observed globally on which date?
- A.8 April
- B.25 November
- C.8 March✓ Correct Answer
- D.1 May
Explanation: International Women's Day is observed on 8 March; the UN began celebrating it officially in 1975.
Q3.World Environment Day is observed on which date?
- A.22 April
- B.16 September
- C.21 March
- D.5 June✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: It marks the opening day of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and has been celebrated since 1974 under UNEP.
Q4.World Health Day is observed on 7 April to mark the founding of which organisation?
- A.World Health Organization✓ Correct Answer
- B.UNICEF
- C.UNESCO
- D.Food and Agriculture Organization
Explanation: The WHO came into being on 7 April 1948, and World Health Day is observed on that date every year.
Q5.Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December because on that date in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted what?
- A.International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- B.Geneva Conventions
- C.Universal Declaration of Human Rights✓ Correct Answer
- D.Convention on the Rights of the Child
Explanation: The UDHR was adopted on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris.
Q6.International Workers' Day (Labour Day) is observed on which date?
- A.1 June
- B.1 March
- C.15 May
- D.1 May✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: Labour Day on 1 May traces to the 1886 Haymarket events in Chicago; India first observed it at Madras in 1923.
Q7.Earth Day is observed globally on which date?
- A.22 March
- B.5 June
- C.22 April✓ Correct Answer
- D.21 April
Explanation: The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970 and it is now observed in over 190 countries.
Q8.World Water Day is observed on which date?
- A.22 February
- B.5 June
- C.22 May
- D.22 March✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The UN General Assembly designated 22 March as World Day for Water in 1993.
Q9.International Day of Yoga is observed on which date?
- A.21 March
- B.21 September
- C.21 June✓ Correct Answer
- D.21 July
Explanation: The UN General Assembly proclaimed it in December 2014 on India's proposal; 21 June is the summer solstice, the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere. It was first observed in 2015.
Q10.World Press Freedom Day is observed on which date?
- A.3 May✓ Correct Answer
- B.3 March
- C.30 May
- D.3 April
Explanation: The UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day in 1993, following a UNESCO recommendation.
Q11.World Population Day is observed on which date?
- A.11 June
- B.11 July✓ Correct Answer
- C.7 July
- D.11 August
Explanation: It was established in 1989 by the UNDP Governing Council, inspired by "Five Billion Day" on 11 July 1987.
Q12.International Literacy Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1966, is observed on which date?
- A.8 August
- B.8 October
- C.8 September✓ Correct Answer
- D.5 September
Explanation: UNESCO declared 8 September as International Literacy Day at its 1966 General Conference; it was first celebrated in 1967.
Q13.International Youth Day is observed on which date?
- A.12 January
- B.12 July
- C.12 September
- D.12 August✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The UN General Assembly declared 12 August as International Youth Day in 1999. India's National Youth Day is a different date, 12 January.
Q14.World Tourism Day is observed on which date?
- A.27 September✓ Correct Answer
- B.27 August
- C.21 September
- D.27 October
Explanation: It marks the 27 September 1970 adoption of the statutes of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Q15.World Food Day is observed on 16 October to mark the founding of which UN agency?
- A.World Food Programme
- B.Food and Agriculture Organization✓ Correct Answer
- C.International Fund for Agricultural Development
- D.World Health Organization
Explanation: The FAO was founded on 16 October 1945, and World Food Day has been observed on that date since 1981.
Q16.International Day of Peace is observed by the United Nations on which date?
- A.21 June
- B.21 September✓ Correct Answer
- C.21 October
- D.24 October
Explanation: The UN General Assembly established it in 1981; since 2002 it has been fixed on 21 September.
Q17.World Wildlife Day is observed on which date, the anniversary of the signing of CITES?
- A.3 May
- B.3 March✓ Correct Answer
- C.5 June
- D.22 May
Explanation: CITES was signed on 3 March 1973; the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 March as World Wildlife Day in 2013.
Q18.International Mother Language Day, observed on 21 February, honours the 1952 language movement in which country?
- A.Bangladesh (then East Pakistan)✓ Correct Answer
- B.India
- C.Sri Lanka
- D.Nepal
Explanation: UNESCO proclaimed it in 1999 to honour students killed in Dhaka on 21 February 1952 while demanding recognition of Bengali; it has been observed since 2000.
Q19.World Radio Day, proclaimed by UNESCO, is observed on which date?
- A.13 March
- B.13 February✓ Correct Answer
- C.1 February
- D.13 January
Explanation: It marks the first broadcast of United Nations Radio on 13 February 1946; UNESCO proclaimed the day in 2011 and the UN adopted it in 2012.
Q20.In which year did the UN General Assembly declare 2 October, Gandhi's birth anniversary, as the International Day of Non-Violence?
- A.2007✓ Correct Answer
- B.2000
- C.2004
- D.2010
Explanation: A resolution adopted on 15 June 2007, sponsored by India and co-sponsored by over 140 states, made 2 October the International Day of Non-Violence.
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