The International Day of Yoga is observed on 21 June. In which year was it observed for the first time?
- A.2013
- B.2014
- C.2015
- D.2016
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 2015. India proposed the day at the United Nations in 2014 and the General Assembly adopted the resolution in December of that year, so the first observance came on 21 June 2015. The date is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
Option A, 2013, is before the proposal was made and has no bearing on the day. Option B, 2014, is the year the proposal was placed before the United Nations and the resolution adopted, and it is the answer most often chosen by candidates who remember only half the story. Option D, 2016, was the second observance. Hold the two years apart in one sentence: proposed and adopted in 2014, observed from 2015. Note also that 21 June is World Music Day and World Hydrography Day.
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- A.1 May
- B.3 May
- C.8 May
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- B.Florence Nightingale
- C.Henry Dunant
- D.Karl Landsteiner
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- B.29 May
- C.31 May
- D.1 June
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