Days and Years MCQs

131. March 15 is observed as –

A. World Cancer Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Telecommunication Day
D. International Human Solidarity Day
✅ The correct answer is option B.

132. July 7 is observed as –

A. International Cooperative Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Telecommunication Day
D. World Health Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.

134. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in –

A. 1967
B. 1970
C. 1971
D. 1974
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Opened for signature in 1968, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty entered into force in 1970. On 11 May 1995, the Treaty was extended indefinitely. A total of 191 States have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear-weapon States.

136. December 19 is observed as –

A. Global Family Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Telecommunication Day
D. International Human Solidarity Day
✅ The correct answer is option B.

138. World Literacy Day is observed on –

A. 5 September
B. 6 August
C. 8 September
D. 24 October
✅ The correct answer is option C.
International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September, that was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO’s General Conference.

139. 2 April is celebrated as –

A. International Children’s Books Day
B. Commonwealth Day
C. World No Tobacco Day
D. World Ocean Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.

140. 12 August is celebrated as –

A. United Nations Day
B. World Pneumonia Day
C. World diabetes Day
D. International Youth Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.
International Youth Day (IYD) is the brainchild of the United Nations, and was first celebrated on 12 August 2000, after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution accepting the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in Lisbon in 1998.