World Maritime Day

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Question: World Maritime Day is celebrated on-
(a) 26 September
(b) 24 September
(c) 29 September
(d) 28 September
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • On 29 September 2016 World Maritime Day was celebrated across the world.
  • The World Maritime Day theme for 2016 is “Shipping: indispensable to the world”.
  • The theme was chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society and to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO as the global regulatory body for international shipping.

Reference:
http://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/WorldMaritimeDay/Pages/WMD-2016.aspx
http://www.un.org/en/events/maritimeday/