UPSC Prelim 2025 Paper I

Consider the following pairs: I. International Year of the Woman Farmer : 2026 II. International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism : 2027 III. International Year of Peace and Trust : 2025 IV. International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence : 2029 How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Verified Answer
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. Only three
D. All the four

Explanation:

Statement I (International Year of the Woman Farmer: 2026), Statement III (International Year of Peace and Trust: 2025, which was 2021), and Statement IV (International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence: 2029) are not officially designated UN International Years for the specified years. Statement II (International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism: 2027) has been proposed by the UNWTO and supported by some member states, though it has not yet been officially adopted by the UN General Assembly. Assuming the question considers this strong proposal as a 'match,' then only one pair is arguably correct.