Question

December 10 is a historical date, because on this date __________
A. Universal Declaration for Human Rights was issued
B. United Nations Organisation was established
C. Non Alignment Movement was started
D. SAARC’s first summit was held

Answer 1

Hint: The theme for the 2018 for this particular day was - “Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity”. The day is considered to be very important because it is one of the first major achievements of one of the biggest international organisations.

Complete answer:
Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on 10th December. On 10th December 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Palais de Chaillot, Paris.

This is considered as one of the first major achievements of the United Nations and the Declaration of Human Rights is also one of the world's most translated documents as it has been translated into more than 360 languages and it holds a world record for this.

Human Rights are basically explained by the fact that all human beings are born Free and Equal in rights and that they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood, all this is reflected with the words used commonly like - Equality, Freedom, Peace, Hope, Dignity, Rule of Law, Prosperity and Justice.

Organisation (UNO) was established - The UNO was established on 24th October, 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA.
Option C - Non Alignment Movement (NAM) was started - The NAM was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Serbia .
Option D - SAARC’s first meeting was held - Its first meeting was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7-8 December 1985.

Therefore the correct answer is option A.

Note: Human rights are basically those norms or principles that describe certain standards of human behaviour and they have been recognized both nationally and internationally.Other important events that happened on 10 December are - Japan invaded Philippines, President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize.