Previous Year Question
Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?
Day | Date | |
1. | International Ozone Day | 16 September |
2. | World Environment Day | 5 June |
3. | World Wildlife Day | 22 March |
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
1 and 3
Only 3
2 and 3
Only 1
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Pair 1 is correct. The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commonly referred to as World Ozone Day, is observed every year on 16 September. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September as this international day in 1994. The date commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987.
Pair 2 is correct. World Environment Day is observed annually on 5 June. The United Nations General Assembly designated 5 June as World Environment Day in 1972, and it was first celebrated in 1973.
Pair 3 is incorrect. World Wildlife Day is observed on 3 March, not on 22 March. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 3 March as World Wildlife Day in 2013. It is also the date on which CITES was adopted in 1973.
22 March is associated with World Water Day, not World Wildlife Day.