Important Days in News Questions and Answers

Answer: A

The theme of International Youth Day 2019 was Transforming Education.

International Youth Day is observed on 12 August each year. The 2019 theme highlighted efforts to make education more relevant, equitable and inclusive for young people, linked to Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education.

The other phrases were not the 2019 theme: 'Youth for Peace' and 'Youth for Nation building' are general slogans, and 'Sustainable development' is the broad agenda the theme belonged to rather than the theme itself.

Answer: A

World Immunization Week is observed in the last week of April.

The World Health Organization observes World Immunization Week every year from 24 to 30 April, to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.

June, October and November are not when the week is held.

The 2019 campaign ran under the slogan 'Protected Together: Vaccines Work!'.

Answer: A

World Mental Health Day is observed on October, 10th.

It was first observed on 10 October 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health and is supported by the World Health Organization. Each year it carries a theme to raise awareness of mental health and to mobilise support for it.

The other dates are not associated with the day: 12 August is International Youth Day, and the others mark no comparable observance.

Answer: B

World Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April.

Earth Day was first observed on 22 April 1970 in the United States and is now marked worldwide to support environmental protection. The United Nations calls it International Mother Earth Day.

22 September is close to the autumn equinox and is not Earth Day, and 7 September and 25 April are unrelated dates.

The 2020 observance marked the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day.

Answer: D

The first India Protein Day was celebrated in 2020.

India Protein Day was observed for the first time on 27 February 2020 under the Right to Protein initiative, to raise awareness about protein deficiency and the need for adequate protein in Indian diets.

2015, 2017 and 2019 are earlier years in which the day had not yet been started.

Indian diets are largely cereal-based and often short of protein, and the day was started to draw attention to this gap.

Answer: C

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3rd.

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 March as World Wildlife Day in 2013. The date marks the signing of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, on 3 March 1973.

1, 2 and 4 March are not the day; the date is fixed by the CITES anniversary.

Each year's observance carries a theme chosen by the United Nations to highlight a particular aspect of wildlife conservation.