1432. Which of the following days is celebrated as the International Labour Day?

A. 1 January
B. 21 July
C. 31 December
D. 1 May
βœ… The correct answer is option D.
International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in most countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May.

1433. 26 August is celebrated as –

A. Women’s Equality Day
B. World diabetes Day
C. International Men’s Day
D. World Television Day
βœ… The correct answer is option A.
This day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which granted the women right to vote. In 1971, the U.S. Congress officially recognized 26 August as Women’s Equality Day.

1437. The United Nations declared 2003 – 2012 as the International Decade for –

A. Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
B. First International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
C. First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
D. United Nations Literacy Decade
βœ… The correct answer is option D.
The United Nations declared 2003 – 2012 as United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All.

1438. When is World Wetlands Day observed?

A. 11 December
B. 9 October
C. 21 March
D. 2 February
βœ… The correct answer is option D.
World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.

1439. 9 November is observed as –

A. World Freedom Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. Labour Day
D. World Alzheimer’s Day
βœ… The correct answer is option A.
World Freedom Day is a United States federal observance declared by then President George Washington Bush to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. It started in 2001 and is celebrated on 9 November.