The year 2019 was declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages as well as the International Year of:
- A.Chemistry
- B.The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
- C.Light
- D.Crystallography
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. The year 2019 marked one hundred and fifty years since Dmitri Mendeleev arranged the elements in his table in 1869, and the United Nations declared it the International Year of the Periodic Table alongside the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Option A is wrong because the International Year of Chemistry was 2011, chosen for the centenary of Marie Curie's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Option C is wrong because the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies was 2015. Option D is wrong because crystallography had its year in 2014, a century after the award of the Nobel Prize for X-ray diffraction. Note that indigenous languages were later given a full decade, from 2022 to 2032, and a year should not be confused with that decade.
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Practice Questions
View allThe year 2023 was observed as the International Year of:
- A.Pulses
- B.Millets
- C.Camelids
- D.Plant Health
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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets on a proposal moved by India and supported by more than seventy countries, and the Food and Agriculture Organization led the observance; India promoted the crops at home under the name Shree Anna.
Read the full explanation →Which country proposed that 2023 be observed as the International Year of Millets?
- A.Brazil
- B.India
- C.Nigeria
- D.China
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India moved the proposal, it was supported by more than seventy member states, the General Assembly adopted it in 2021 and the year was observed in 2023 with the Food and Agriculture Organization as the lead agency.
Read the full explanation →Which body declares an International Year?
- A.UNESCO
- B.The United Nations Security Council
- C.The United Nations General Assembly
- D.The Food and Agriculture Organization
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An international year exists because the Assembly, in which every member state has one vote, adopts a resolution declaring it, usually on a proposal from one or more states.
Read the full explanation →The year 2024 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year of:
- A.Camelids
- B.Glass
- C.Quinoa
- D.Natural Fibres
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The year 2024 was the International Year of Camelids, the family of animals that includes camels, llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos, which carry loads, give milk, meat and wool, and support families in deserts and high mountains where little else can live.
Read the full explanation →The year 2020 was observed as the International Year of:
- A.Soils
- B.Plant Health
- C.Family Farming
- D.Fruits and Vegetables
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The General Assembly declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health to show how protecting plants from pests and diseases protects food supply, trade and the environment, and the Food and Agriculture Organization led the year.
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