Important Days in News Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The 2024 theme was "Empowering Lives, Embracing Progress: Equitable and Accessible Thalassaemia Treatment for All".

International Thalassaemia Day is observed on 8 May. For 2024 the Thalassaemia International Federation chose this theme, stressing equitable and accessible treatment for all patients.

The other options are shortened or altered versions of the theme. The first leaves out its opening words, and the third and fourth change 'equitable' to 'affordable' or 'fair'.

Answer: A

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2.

The date marks the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands at Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. The day has been observed since 1997, and in 2021 the UN General Assembly made it a UN international day. It raises awareness of the role of wetlands in water supply, biodiversity and climate.

April 18 is the International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day), August 10 is World Lion Day, and December 5 is World Soil Day.

Answer: A

The host was Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia hosted World Environment Day on 5 June 2024, with the theme of land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, under the slogan 'Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration'.

India hosted World Environment Day in 2018, on the theme of beating plastic pollution, but not in 2024, and neither Brazil nor Germany was the 2024 host. The host country changes every year and leads the global celebrations.

Answer: D

The 2023 theme was Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

The 9th International Day of Yoga, on 21 June 2023, took the theme 'Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', meaning yoga for the welfare of the world as one family, in line with India's G20 presidency motto. The Prime Minister led the main event at the UN headquarters in New York.

'Yoga for Humanity' was the 2022 theme, and 'Yoga for Wellness' (close to option A) was 2021's.

Answer: A

The 2019 theme was Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future.

World Soil Day is observed on 5 December under the Food and Agriculture Organization. In 2019 its campaign focused on soil erosion, which strips away fertile topsoil and threatens food security.

The other themes belong to earlier years: 'Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life' was 2016, 'Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground' was 2017, and 'Be the solution to soil pollution' was 2018.

Answer: A

World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on 28 July.

It is observed every year on 28 July to spread awareness about protecting natural resources, such as forests, water, soil and wildlife, and the need for a stable and healthy environment.

5 June is World Environment Day, which makes it the main trap. 8 July and 25 June are not related days.

Answer: A

World Forestry Day is celebrated on 21st March.

The day was proposed by the European Confederation of Agriculture in 1971, and in 2012 the United Nations General Assembly declared 21 March the International Day of Forests, to raise awareness of the value of all types of forests and trees.

22 April is Earth Day, 5 June is World Environment Day, and 11 July is World Population Day.

Answer: D

The theme covered all of the above.

World Environment Day 2024, hosted by Saudi Arabia on 5 June, had the theme 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience', with the slogan 'Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.'

Each of the first three options names only one part of that theme, so none of them alone is complete. The theme reflected the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the goal of restoring degraded land and halting desertification.

Answer: D

The International Day of Forests is on 21 March.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests in 2012, and it has been observed since 2013 to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

21 June is International Yoga Day, and the other dates are not the forest day. 21 March falls close to the March equinox, which helps to remember it, and each year's observance has a theme chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

Answer: C

International Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April.

Earth Day was first observed on 22 April 1970 in the United States, at the initiative of Senator Gaylord Nelson, to raise awareness of pollution and environmental protection. It became international in 1990, and in 2009 the UN General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day. The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed on Earth Day 2016.

5th June is World Environment Day, set by the UN in 1972. 20th April and 3rd March are not Earth Day; 3rd March is World Wildlife Day.