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- Question
What is the theme of the 2017 World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) ?
Options- A. Together for Humanity
- B. Access to Safe & Effective Drugs in Thalassaemia
- C. Patients Rights Revisited
- D. Thalassemia: Knowledge is Strength
- Correct Answer
- Together for Humanity
ExplanationThe World Thalassaemia Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 8 to spread awareness about this deadly disease and the importance of blood donation and how it helps the millions of people suffering from Thalassemia worldwide. Thalassemia is genetic blood disorders characterised by reduction in the synthesis or absence of haemoglobin in the body. According to a WHO report, more than 90% patients with thalassaemia in western countries lead a normal life, whereas in India, roughly half of all patients die before reaching adulthood. Approx 3.9% of India?s population is a carrier for thalassemia. The 2017 theme ?Together for Humanity? highlights the need for unity and the efforts that are required to fight this fatal disease.
- 1. When is the International Firefighters' Day(IFFD) observed every year ?
Options- A. 2 May
- B. 4 May
- C. 3 May
- D. 6 May Discuss
- 2. " World Press Freedom Day " is observed on ?
Options- A. May 1
- B. May 2
- C. May 3
- D. May 4 Discuss
- 3. National Civil Services Day is celebrated on _____________.
Options- A. 21 April
- B. 23 April
- C. 21 March
- D. 22 March Discuss
- 4. World hemophilia day is observed globally on ___________.
Options- A. 18 April
- B. 15 April
- C. 21 April
- D. 17 April Discuss
- 5. The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on __________.
Options- A. 19 April
- B. 18 April
- C. 21 April
- D. 16 April Discuss
- 6. When is International Day of Families observed ?
Options- A. May 13
- B. May 15
- C. May 16
- D. May 14 Discuss
- 7. What is the 2017 theme of International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) ?
Options- A. Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
- B. Invasive Alien Species
- C. Biodiversity and Agriculture
- D. Convention on Biological Diversity Discuss
- 8. The United Nations Public Service Day is observed on
Options- A. June 24
- B. June 23
- C. June 26
- D. June 25 Discuss
- 9. The first official International Women?s Day took place in?
Options- A. 1901
- B. 1911
- C. 1975
- D. 1951 Discuss
- 10. What is the theme of the International Yoga Day 2018?
Options- A. Yoga for Peace
- B. Connect the Youth
- C. Yoga For Health
- D. Yoga For Environment Discuss
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Correct Answer: 4 May
Explanation:
International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.
Correct Answer: May 3
Explanation:
World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May every year.
This year?s theme is ?Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media?s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies?.
Correct Answer: 21 April
Explanation:
Civil Services Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st April. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day program (20-21 April) in New Delhi.
Correct Answer: 17 April
Explanation:
World hemophilia day is observed globally on 17 April.
Correct Answer: 18 April
Explanation:
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
Correct Answer: May 15
Explanation:
15 May. Theme of International Day of Family 2017 is ?Families, education and well-being?.
Correct Answer: Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
Explanation:
The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is observed every year on May 22 to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The 2017 theme ?Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism? provides an opportunity to raise awareness and action towards the important contribution of sustainable tourism both to economic growth and to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Correct Answer: June 23
Explanation:
The United Nations Public Service Day is observed every year on June 23 to recognize the work of public servants and to encourage young people to pursue careers in the public sector. The day is also observed to celebrate value and virtue of public service to the community and to raise awareness regarding the contribution of public service in the development of society and honouring the work of public servants.
Correct Answer: 1911
Explanation:
The first official International Women?s Day took place in 1911.
Correct Answer: Yoga for Peace
Explanation:
The 2018 theme of the International Yoga Day is ?Yoga for Peace?. International Yoga Day (4th) is being celebrated worldwide on 21st June to promote yoga and make it a part of people?s daily routine.
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