Match List – I and List – II and identify the correct code : List – I List –…
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Match List – I and List – II and identify the correct code :
List – I | List – II |
|---|---|
a. World Health Day | i. 16th September |
b. World Population Day | ii. 1st December |
c. World Ozone Day | iii. 11th July |
d. World AIDS Day | iv. 7th April |
Codes :
a | b | c | d |
|---|
Answer: B. iv iii i ii — Concept Most international observance days sit on a fixed calendar date chosen to mark an institutional anniversary — the day a constitution entered into…
- A.
i ii iii iv
- B.
iv iii i ii
- C.
ii iii iv i
- D.
iii iv ii i
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept
Most international observance days sit on a fixed calendar date chosen to mark an institutional anniversary — the day a constitution entered into force, a treaty was signed, or a landmark event was recorded. Some observances are instead movable, falling on a named weekday of a month. Where a fixed anchor does exist, the reliable way to recall the date is to recall the anchoring event behind it rather than to memorise the date on its own.
Application
The anchoring event behind each day listed in List – I is given below.
Day | Date | Anchoring event |
|---|---|---|
World Health Day | 7 April | The Constitution of the World Health Organization came into force on 7 April 1948. |
World Population Day | 11 July | Marks the "Day of Five Billion", when world population reached five billion on 11 July 1987. |
World Ozone Day | 16 September | The Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer was signed on 16 September 1987. |
World AIDS Day | 1 December | First observed on 1 December 1988 as the global AIDS awareness day. |
Cross-check
Reading the mapping back in the order a, b, c, d gives 7 April, 11 July, 16 September and 1 December, which is the sequence iv, iii, i, ii.
Common confusions to guard against:
16 September belongs to the signing of the Montreal Protocol, an ozone-treaty anniversary, so it cannot mark a population milestone.
11 July belongs to the Day of Five Billion, a population milestone, so it cannot mark an ozone or health anniversary.
1 December belongs to the AIDS awareness campaign begun in 1988, while 7 April belongs to the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948.
Result
The correct code is a – 7 April (iv), b – 11 July (iii), c – 16 September (i), d – 1 December (ii).