Friday 25 May 2018

When is Commonwealth Day celebrated?

When is Commonwealth Day celebrated?

Options

1) May 24

2)May 25

3)May 26

4)May 27


answer

1) May 24


Other details

Commonwealth Day,   is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, often held on the second Monday in March.

 Commonwealth Day was earlier known as Empire Day. It is an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations.

 It is celebrated on the second Monday in March in many countries.

 In India it is celebrated on 24th May.

The theme for Commonwealth Day 2018 is: ‘Towards a Common Future’.

Commonwealth Day is a public holiday in some parts of the Commonwealth, but not presently in Britain

The Commonwealth of Nations , formerly (1931–1949) the British Commonwealth,  also known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organised through the Commonwealth Secretariat and non-governmental organisations, organised through the Commonwealth Foundation

Headquarters     London, England, United Kingdom

53 states

Leaders
  Head
    Elizabeth II (designate - Prince Charles)
 Secretary-General
    Patricia Scotland
  Chair-in-Office
    Theresa May
Establishment
 Balfour Declaration
    19 November 1926
  Statute of Westminster
    11 December 1931
  London Declaration
    28 April 1949

No comments:

Post a Comment