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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) All the four
The UN General Assembly has proclaimed all four of these observances for the years shown. Each pair matches the year set by the Assembly, so all four are correctly matched.
- ✓ I The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer; the resolution invites FAO to help carry it out together with the other Rome-based UN agencies.
- ✓ II The General Assembly adopted a resolution on 26 February 2024 declaring 2027 the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism, to be facilitated by UN Tourism.
- ✓ III The General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of Peace and Trust, calling for conflicts to be resolved through inclusive dialogue and negotiation.
- ✓ IV 2029 is the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence, timed for the safe flyby of asteroid 99942 Apophis on 13 April 2029.
Remember · UN International Years: 2025 Peace and Trust; 2026 Woman Farmer; 2027 Sustainable and Resilient Tourism; 2029 Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence (Apophis flyby, 13 April 2029).
Sources
- FAO: International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026 ↗ “The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026).”
- FAO Mountain Partnership: UN General Assembly declares 2027 the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism ↗ “The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 26 February 2024 to declare 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism.”
- UNRIC (United Nations): 2025, International Year of Glaciers, Peace, Quantum science and Cooperatives ↗ · reference work “The General Assembly has adopted a resolution to declare 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust”
- ESA: ESA endorses Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence ↗ “The European Space Agency (ESA) has endorsed the United Nations' (UN) designation of 2029 as the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2025, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·