World Hindi Day 2024: 10 January

Current Context: World Hindi Day, also known as Vishwa Hindi Diwas, is celebrated each year on January 10th. The day commemorates the first time Hindi was spoken in the United Nations General Assembly in 1949.

• The day is dedicated to Hindi speakers not only in India, but all over the world, to celebrate the language and culture that it represents.
• Various events are held throughout the day to promote the language. 
• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also organises various events on Vishwa Hindi Diwas to promote Hindi.
• Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi, and Sushma Swaraj have played significant roles in promoting Hindi on the world stage through their speeches and diplomatic engagements.
• The theme for World Hindi Day 2024 is ‘Hindi – Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence’.

Question:

Q.1 What is the theme for World Hindi Day 2024?
a. Hindi – The Language of Unity
b. Hindi – Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence
c. Hindi – The Global Language
d. Hindi – The Language of Progress