Days and Years MCQs

172. 21st March is celebrated as

A. International Day of forest
B. International Day of forest
C. World Poetry Day and International Color Day
D. Above all
✅ The correct answer is option D.

173. Match List-I (Year) with List-II (UN’s International Year and select the correct answer. List-I List-II a. 2002 1. International Year of Ecotourism b. 2004 2. International Year of Microcredit c. 2005 3. International Year of Planet Earth d. 2008 4. International Year of Struggle against Slavery and its abolition

A. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
C. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
✅ The correct answer is option B.
2002 – International Year of Ecotourism2004 – International Year of Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition2005 – International Year of Microcredit2008 – International Year of Planet Earth

175. 20 August is being celebrated as –

A. World Malaria Day
B. World Mathematics Day
C. World Mosquito Day
D. International Dance Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August every year to commemorate the British doctor, Sir Ronald Ross’s discovery in 1897 that ‘female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans’.

177. October 3 is observed as –

A. World Vegetarian Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Immunization Day
D. World Smile Day
✅ The correct answer is option D.

178. Which day is the International Human Rights Day?

A. 10 December
B. 24 October
C. 25 November
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

180. Which one of the following was the theme of World Environment Day, 2012?

A. Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat
B. Many Species. One Planet. One Future
C. Forests – Nature at Your Service
D. Green Economy : Does it Include You?
✅ The correct answer is option D.
World Environment Day 2012 was celebrated under the theme “Green Economy: Does it include you?” and was hosted by Brazil.