Important Days & Events MCQs

UN Russian Language Day is observed on June 6th each year, coinciding with the birthday of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on June 5th since 1974 to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading UN agency for the environment and is the primary organizer of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th.

While the official theme for 2026 is yet to be announced, 'Ecosystem Restoration' is a strong contender given the ongoing global focus on nature-based solutions and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030).

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing climate change. It provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Climate change mitigation refers to efforts to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation can involve using new technologies and renewable energies, making older equipment more energy efficient, or changing management practices or consumer behavior.

The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Habitat destruction and fragmentation, primarily due to land-use change for agriculture, urbanization, and infrastructure development, is widely recognized as the leading cause of biodiversity loss.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international legally binding treaty with three main goals: the conservation of biodiversity; the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.

Biodiversity encompasses the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.