Question: International Mountain Day is celebrated on-
(a) 10 December
(b) 11 December
(c) 12 December
(d) 09 December
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 11 December, 2016; International Mountain Day was celebrated across the world.
- 2016 Theme is “Mountain Cultures: Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity”
The Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2003 to encourage sustainable development in mountains. - Covering around 22 percent of the earth’s land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth.
- They not only provide sustenance and wellbeing to 915 million mountain people around the world, representing 13 percent of global population, but mountains also indirectly benefit billions more living downstream.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/mountainday/index.shtml