1. The first World Environment Day was held in which year?
A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1978
Ans. B
Explanation: Since 1974, World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on 5 June.
2. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2020?
A. Air Pollution
B. Seven Billion People. One Planet. Consume with Care.
C. Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level
D. Biodiversity
Ans. D
Explanation: The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is Biodiversity. Air Pollution was 2019 theme, Seven Billion People. One Planet. Consume with Care was 2015 theme and Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level was the theme of 2014.
3. Under which theme, India in 2018 hosted the celebration of World Environment Day?
A. Beat Plastic Pollution
B. I'm with nature
C. Think.Eat.Save
D. Green Economy: Does it Include You?
Ans. A
Explanation: The 45th celebration of World Environment Day was hosted in India under the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution". On this day around 6000 people gathered at Versova Beach in Mumbai to join UN Environment Champion of the Earth, Afroz Shah, in a beach to clean-up and collected over 90,000 kg of plastic.
4. Which country will host the World Environment Day 2020?
A. Colombia
B. Mongolia
C. China
D. Canada
Ans. A
Explanation: Colombia will host the World Environment Day 2020 and focuses on the theme biodiversity. It will be done in partnership with Germany.
5. When was the first major conference on environmental issues under the United Nations was held?
A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1973
Ans. C
Explanation: The first major conference on environmental issues that was convened under the auspices of the United Nations was held in 1972 from 5-16 June in Stockholm, Sweden. Let us tell you that the conference was known as the Conference on the Human Environment or the Stockholm Conference.
6. World Environment Day was celebrated for the first time under which slogan?
A. Only One Future for Our Children
B. Only One Earth
C. A Tree for Peace
D. Gift to the Earth
Ans. B
Explanation: World Environment Day was celebrated for the first time in 1974 under “Only One Earth” slogan.
7. First time Global 500 awards to environmental champions including Wangari Mathai were presented in which year?
A. 1982
B. 1985
C. 1987
D. 1989
Ans. C
Explanation: UN Environment Day was celebrated at the headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, by presenting the first of its Global 500 awards to environmental champions including Wangari Maatahi in 1987. Through 2003, the awards become a backbone of World Environment Day celebrations.
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