Days And Years - Study Mode

[#266] The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of -
Correct Answer

(A) International Year of Biodiversity

Explanation

Solution: The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity.

[#267] 12 February is observed as -
Correct Answer

(C) Darwin Day

Explanation

Solution: 12 February is celebrated every year as Darwin Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin in 1809.

[#268] 9 November is observed as -
Correct Answer

(A) World Freedom Day

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#269] 21 November is observed as -
Correct Answer

(D) World Hello Day
(H) World Television Day

Explanation

Solution: World Hello Day is a secular holiday observed annually on 21 November, to express that conflicts should be resolved through communication rather than the use of force.

[#270] When is Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, recognized by the UN is observed?
Correct Answer

(C) 8 May and 9 May

Explanation

Solution: The Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War (8 May and 9 May) is an annual international day of remembrance designated by Resolution 59/26 of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 November, 2004.