Question: When did the World Heritage Day is celebrated?
(a) 16 April
(b) 18 April
(c) 20 April
(d) 22 April
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- World Heritage Day was observed across the world on 18 April 2016.
- The day is observed with an aim to create awareness among the people to conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world.
- The first world Heritage Day was celebrated on 18 April 1982 by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in Tunisia and was approved in 1983 by UNESCO.
- Total 32 sites from India are included in the list of World Heritage sites, of which 25 are cultural sites and 7 are natural heritage sites.
Reference:
http://www.gdrc.org/heritage/world-heritage-day.html
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1478