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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the theme for World Metrology Day 2022?
A
Measurement for Health
B
Metrology in the Digital Era
C
Constant evolution of the International System of Units
D
The International System of Units-Fundamentally better
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The theme for World Metrology Day 2022 was “Metrology in the Digital Era”, announced jointly by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and the International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML).

Detailed explanation-2: -The theme for World Metrology Day 2023 is Measurements supporting the global food system. This theme was chosen because of the increasing challenges of climate change, and global distribution of food in a world whose population reached 8 billion at the end of 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Metrology Day is celebrated on May 20 each year to commemorate the signing of the Metre Convention in Paris, France on May 20, 1875, by representatives from 17 different countries. The International Organization of Legal Metrology (O.I.M.L.) and the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (B.I.P.M.)

Detailed explanation-4: -Metrology is “the science of measurement, embracing both experimental and theoretical determinations at any level of uncertainty in any field of science and technology,” as defined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, 2004).

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