International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Question: On which date International Day of person with disability is celebrated?
(a) 2nd December
(b) 6th December
(c) 1st December
(d) 3rd December
Answer: (d) 
Related Facts

  • On December 3rd, every year ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated across the world.
  • §  The main theme of this day for year 2017 is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”.
  • The purpose of this day is to work for the rights of Divyang’s people to understand and empower them.
  • According to the United Nations, today, the world population is over 7 billion people and more than one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability.
  • Out of these, 80 per cent live in developing countries.
  • The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/