Which country hosts the global observance of World Tourism Day 2026?

The correct answer is Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism. The day falls on 27 September and the theme chosen for this edition asks how digital innovation and artificial intelligence can change the way destinations are planned, promoted, managed and experienced by travellers. The global observance is hosted by El Salvador. Option A, on green investments, names a concern of the tourism debate but is not the theme picked for this year. Option C, built around rural growth, echoes the kind of destination work India does through its own schemes, yet it is not the theme of the day either. Option D, on peace, is a slogan of an older kind and again does not match this edition. Candidates should tie the year to the exact wording of the theme, because question setters ask for the theme verbatim and place near misses among the options.

The correct answer is 5.22%. The weight of tourism in the economy is measured through the Tourism Satellite Account, the official accounting framework that captures both the direct and the indirect contribution of the sector, and by that measure tourism adds 5.22% of national GDP. The same set of estimates shows employment linked to tourism rising from 6.94 crore in 2019-20 to 8.46 crore in 2023-24. Option A understates the share and matches no published estimate for the sector. Option C and option D are both too high for the current estimate, even though tourism worldwide is a larger share of output, having contributed about a tenth of global GDP in 2024. Remember the framework by name as well, since a question may ask which account is used to measure the contribution of tourism rather than the number itself.

The correct answer is Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow. The PIB backgrounder released on 22 September 2026 says the Government is running a national strategy to revive traditional healthcare under this theme. It fits the focus of this year's messaging: bringing Ayurveda into mainstream public health through clinics, insurance, telemedicine and research, while keeping it evidence-based.

The other options are distractors written to look like typical themes. Themes of important days are a favourite exam question because they change every year, so note the year and edition together: 11th Ayurveda Day, 2026, "Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow". The day is observed on 23 September, aligned with the autumnal equinox, and the nodal ministry is the Ministry of Ayush, which received ₹4,408 crore in the Union Budget 2026-27.

The correct answer is 23 September. The Government marks Ayurveda Day every year on 23 September, which is close to the autumnal equinox, when day and night are almost equal; the date was chosen to reflect the idea of natural balance at the heart of Ayurveda. The 11th Ayurveda Day falls on 23 September 2026. Earlier the day was observed on Dhanteras, whose date moves every year.

The other dates are well-known health days, which is why they confuse. 21 June is the International Day of Yoga, 7 April is World Health Day, the founding day of the World Health Organization, and 1 July is National Doctors' Day in India. Exams often place these days side by side, so learn them together, with the Ministry of Ayush as the nodal ministry for both Yoga Day and Ayurveda Day.

The correct answer is Jamnagar. The WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre is in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and the PIB backgrounder describes it as a primary research and policy hub for traditional medicine. The Union Budget 2026-27 announced its upgrade to promote evidence-based research and global outreach.

The other cities are distractors, though each has some link with Ayush. Pune has well-known Ayurveda and naturopathy institutions, Jaipur hosts the National Institute of Ayurveda, and Varanasi is known for its Ayurveda faculty at Banaras Hindu University. The only WHO centre of this kind in the world is at Jamnagar. India's other global steps include hosting the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine at Bharat Mandapam in December 2025, which adopted the Delhi Declaration, and the Ayush visa, M-3 for patients and M-4 for attendants.