International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

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Question: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was celebrated on-
(a) 16 September
(b) 18 September
(c) 15 September
(d) 19 September
Ans. (a)
Related facts:

  • On 16 September 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was celebrated across the world.
  • The theme of 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is: “Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united.”
  • In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (resolution 49/114).

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