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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 10

In October 2015, more than 350 landmarks in more than 90 countries were lit blue, the official colour of the United Nations. What was the occasion?

  1. 70^th Anniversary of United Nations

  2. 90^th Anniversary of United Nations

  3. 50^th Anniversary of United Nations

  4. 60^th Anniversary of United Nations

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Answer: (A) 70^th Anniversary of United Nations

Explanation

The UN was founded on 24 October 1945. To mark its 70th anniversary on 24 October 2015, over 350 landmarks in more than 90 countries – the Pyramids, Christ the Redeemer and others – were lit in UN blue.