The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year of –

A. International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
B. International Year of Rice
C. Both A and B
D. International Space Year
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year of Rice and International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition.

When is International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, recognized by the UN observed?

A. 7 April
B. 20 December
C. 6 November
D. 14 November
✅ The correct answer is option A.
On 7 April, UNESCO commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003. The date marks the beginning of the genocide perpetrated against members of the Tutsi minority by the Hutu extremist led government. Within just over 100 days, more than 1 million Tutsi were systematically murdered. Moderate Hutu and others who opposed the massacres were also killed during this period.