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?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) Only three
- (d) All the four ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• The UN General Assembly designates International Years to focus attention on particular themes; all four pairs here follow its resolutions.
• 2025 was proclaimed the International Year of Peace and Trust (proposed by Turkmenistan) — pair III is correct.
• 2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer (proposed by the United States, adopted 2024) — pair I is correct.
• 2027 is the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism, and 2029 the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence, marking the centenary of the Apophis close approach — pairs II and IV are correct.
• Hence all four, option (d). (2025 was also the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology and of Glaciers' Preservation.)
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Only one
- All four pairs, not one, match UN designations.
- (b) Only two
- All four are correct, not two.
- (c) Only three
- All four are correct, not three.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025, held on 25 May 2025. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.