Question: When the ‘World Sight Day’ is celebrated?
(a) October 13
(b) October 12
(c) October 15
(d) 10th October
Answer- (b)
Related Facts:
- World Vision Day was celebrated on October 12, 2017 across the world.
- On this occasion, an international photography competition was organized; with a theme ‘Make Vision Count’.
- It is remarkable that this day is celebrated on the second Thursday of October every year.
- This day is celebrated to create awareness about poor vision, blindness as well as vision related problems.
- World Vision Day is an initiative of ‘Vision 2020’, whose aim is to to prevent or treat avoidable blindness by the year 2020.
Reference:
https://www.iapb.org/advocacy/world-sight-day/world-sight-day-2017/
https://www.iapb.org/news/world-sight-day-2017/