Current context: The World Sparrow Day is being celebrated on 20th March.
a. 21st March
b. 20th March
c. 11th March
d. 1st March
- World Sparrow Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the bird.
- The theme for the year 2020 is “I Love Sparrow”.
- A tremendous decrease in the population of sparrow is observed and is on the verge of extinction.
- Nature Forever Society (NFS) of India, founded by Mohammed Dilawar, an Indian conservationist had started this international initiative.
- The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world.
- Major reasons for the decline in its population include:
- Increased use of pesticides
- Change in the pattern of buildings
- Gardens missing from the houses
- The radiation from the mobile and the TV towers etc.
- Birds navigate by sensing the earth's magnetic fields and radiations disturbs their ability to move around.
Question:
Q.1 World Sparrow Day is observed every year on ________?a. 21st March
b. 20th March
c. 11th March
d. 1st March
