Question: World Suicide Prevention Day was celebrated on-
(a) 12 September
(b) 10 September
(c) 14 September
(d) 16 September
Ans. (b)
Related facts:
- On 10 September 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day was celebrated across the world.
- The theme of the 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day is – “Connect, Communicate, Care”.
- World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world started in 2003.
- The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that is one person every 40 seconds.
Reference:
https://www.iasp.info/wspd/