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Question 1. When is International Talk Like a Pirate Day observed?
  1.    11 December
  2.    16 September
  3.    8 March
  4.    19 September
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Answer: Option D. -> 19 September
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers, of Albany, Oregon, U. S., who proclaimed 19 September each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.
Question 2. When is United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace observed?
  1.    11 December
  2.    20 December
  3.    8 March
  4.    14 November
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Answer: Option C. -> 8 March
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace is observed on 8 March.
Question 3. When is International Youth Day, recognized by the UN observed?
  1.    11 December
  2.    12 August
  3.    8 March
  4.    14 November
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Answer: Option B. -> 12 August
In 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
Question 4. When is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, recognized by the UN observed?
  1.    23 August
  2.    12 August
  3.    8 March
  4.    14 November
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Answer: Option A. -> 23 August
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August each year. This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.
Question 5. When is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, recognized by the UN observed?
  1.    11 December
  2.    16 September
  3.    8 March
  4.    9 August
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Answer: Option B. -> 16 September
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Question 6. Which one of the following is the theme of the World Soil Day, 2017?
  1.    Soils and pulses, a symbol for life
  2.    Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground
  3.    Soils, a solid ground for life
  4.    Soils, foundation for family
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Answer: Option B. -> Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground
World Soil Day 2017 is celebrated on 5 December under the theme "Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground," with activities aiming to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well - being.
Question 7. 2008 is declared as International Year of -
  1.    Rice
  2.    Wheat
  3.    Sugarcane
  4.    Potato
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Answer: Option A. -> Rice
2008 is declared as International Year of Rice.
Question 8. International Day of Peace was observed on which theme in 2017?
  1.    Together for Peace : Respect, Safety and Dignity for All
  2.    United for Peace : Respect, Safety and Dignity for All
  3.    Together for Peace : Respect, Dignity and Safety for All
  4.    Together for Peace : Dignity, Respect and Safety for All
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Answer: Option A. -> Together for Peace : Respect, Safety and Dignity for All
The theme for 2017 International Day of Peace was “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” The theme honours the spirit of TOGETHER, a global initiative that promotes respect, safety and dignity for everyone forced to flee their homes and those leaving in search of a better life.
Question 9. The United Nations declared 2002 as the International Year of -
  1.    International Year of Ecotourism
  2.    International Year of Mountains
  3.    United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
  4.    All of the above
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Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
The United Nations declared 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism, International Year of Mountains and United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage.
Question 10. The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year of -
  1.    International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
  2.    International Heliophysical Year
  3.    United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
  4.    European Disability Year
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Answer: Option A. -> International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
The United Nations declared 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition.

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