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
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The United Nations declared 2003 – 2012 as United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All.

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
✅ 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.

International Literacy Day is observed on which day?

A. 8 September
B. 5 September
C. 2 September
D. 11 November
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967.

20 October is observed as –

A. World Freedom Day
B. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
C. World Statistics Day
D. World Hello Day
✅ The correct answer is option C.
World Statistics Day is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission, it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five years.

23 April is celebrated as –

A. World Book Day
B. World Wild Life Day
C. World Consumer Rights Day
D. World Sleep Day
✅ The correct answer is option A.
World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day.

When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN observed?

A. 28 January
B. 30 December
C. 27 October
D. 3 December
✅ The correct answer is option D.
3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). On this Day WHO joins partners to celebrate “a day for all”. This theme reflects a growing understanding that disability is part of the human condition.