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    When is the International Day of Light observed?

    • 16th May
    • 18th May
    • 16th April
    • 18th April
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Try this International Day of Light Quiz to test your knowledge about this day and some of the interesting light trivia. The International Day of Light is celebrated to promote scientific cooperation and foster peace and sustainable development by using the huge potential of science. Light is one field where scientific research and development have been significant. This quiz will test your knowledge of that. Give it a try!

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  • 2. 

    Which body organized the International Day of Light first in the year 2018?

    • UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)

    • UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)

    • UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

    • UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

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  • 3. 

    What is the study of light called?

    • Spectroscopy

    • Photonics

    • Spectrometry

    • Optics

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  • 4. 

    In which year was the International Year of Light observed?

    • 2014

    • 2015

    • 2016

    • 2017

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  • 5. 

    Which object breaks up white light to show its different colors?

    • Prism

    • Telescope

    • Lens

    • Microscope

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  • 6. 

    The International Day of Light is celebrated on the anniversary of the day ____________.

    • In 1802 when Humphry Davy invented the first electric light

    • In 1921 when Einstein received the Nobel Prize in physics

    • In 1960 when Theodore Maiman successfully fired the first laser

    • None of the above

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  • 7. 

    Which of the following are light-based technologies?

    • Microscope

    • X-ray machine

    • Telescope

    • All of the above

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  • 8. 

    How is the wavelength of light related to its frequency?

    • Higher the frequency, the longer the wavelength.

    • Higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength.

    • The wavelength is equal to the frequency.

    • The wavelength is not related to the frequency.

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  • 9. 

    Which of the following countries proposed the International Day of Light?

    • France

    • Germany

    • Ghana

    • Egypt

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  • 10. 

    The International Day of Light was a biennial event in the past.

    • True

    • False

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