GK Questions on World Environment Day

World Environment Day is a global event celebrated annually in the month of June. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging action towards environmental protection. The theme for this day keeps on changing every year. It is essential to understand the significance of World Environment Day and take steps to preserve our planet. In this post, we will explore some important general knowledge questions related to Environment Day. These questions can help you increase your knowledge of World Environment Day and the actions we can take to protect our Earth.

Question – 1: When is World Environment Day Celebrated?

Answer: 5^th June

Question – 2: When was the first World Environment Day celebrated?

Answer: 5^th June 1973

Question – 3: What was the theme of the first World Environment Day?

Answer: Only One Earth

Question – 4: Which organization designated 5^th June as World Environment Day?

Answer: United Nations General Assembly.

Question – 5: What is the theme of World Environment Day 2023?

Answer: Solutions to plastic pollution

Question – 6: In which year, World Environment Day coincides with the International Year of the Child?

Answer: 1979

Question – 7: What was the theme of World Environment Day in 1979?

Answer: Only one future for our children.

Question – 8: In which year, World Environment Day coincides with the International Year of Peace?

Answer: 1986

Question – 9: What was the theme of World Environment Day in 1986?

Answer: A tree for Peace.

Question – 10: When was the last time India hosted the World Environment Day Celebrations?

Answer:  2018

Question – 11: What was the theme of World Environment Day in 2018 when India hosted the celebrations?

Answer: Beat Plastic Pollution.

Question – 12:  At which conference, World Environment Day was established by the United Nations?

Answer: Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

Question – 13: When did the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment take place?

Answer: From 5^th June 1972 to 16^th June 1972.

Question – 14: Which country will host World Environment Day 2023?

Answer: Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Question – 15: How many countries will participate in World Environment Day celebrations?

Answer: Over 150 countries.

Question – 16: Under which programme World Environment Day is celebrated?

Answer: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Question – 17: When and in which city the World Environment Day celebrated for the first time in Asia?

Answer: In 1975 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Question – 18:  Which country hosted the World Environment Day celebrations for the most number of times?

Answer: Bangladesh

Question – 19: In which year, World Environment Day was celebrated for the first time in India?

Answer: 2011 in Delhi

Question – 20: What was the theme of World Environment Day in 2011?

Answer: Forests: Nature at your service.

Question – 21: Who is the Executive Director of the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme?

Answer: Inger Anderson

Question – 22: What is the aim of World Environment Day?

Answer: To encourage people to take positive environmental action

Question – 23: What is the other name of World Environment Day?

Answer: Eco Day

Check other important GK Questions

Question – 24: Himalayan National Park (A UNESCO World Heritage Site) is located in which state of India?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh.

Question – 25: Which gas is most responsible for ozone layer depletion?

Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFS)

Question – 26: China hosted the World Environment Day celebrations for the first time in which year?

Answer: 1993 in Bejing.

Question – 27: What was the theme of World Environment Day In 1993?

Answer: Poverty and the Environment – Breaking the Vicious Circle

Question – 28:  Which country will support Cote d’Ivoire in hosting the World Environment Day Celebrations 2023?

Answer: Netherlands

Question – 29: The term “Ecology” was coined by which famous scientist?

Answer: Ernst Haeckel.

Question – 30: Which gas is most responsible for Global Warming?

Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO2)