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CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge World Organisations And Diversities Quiz 11 - MCQExams.com
CBSE
Class 8 General Knowledge
World Organisations And Diversities
Quiz 11
Consider the following statements on Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty:
India has ratified the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
The treaty has received support from Asian nuclear Powers but has been opposed by the Western nuclear powers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Explanation
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty agreement was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017 as a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons. India and other nuclear weapons states including the United States, Russia, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have not signed it yet. India had said that it was “not convinced” on the effectiveness of the proposal in addressing nuclear disarmament.
Which of the following became the first nation to leave the International Criminal Court?
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Rwanda
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Myanmar
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Burundi
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Cambodia
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The International Criminal Court is a permanent international court established to investigate, prosecute and try individuals accused of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. It is not an office or agency of the United Nations. Burundi, a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, became the first country to leave the International Criminal Court.
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List - I
(Ethnic Group)
List - II
(Main Country)
A.
Houthis
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Yemen
B.
Yazdis
2.
Nepal
C.
Madhesis
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Iraq
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A - 1, B - 2, C - 3
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A - 3, B - 1, C - 2
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Explanation
Ansar Allah (Partisans of God), which is also known as the Houthi movement, began in the 1990s as a youth-orientated revivalist movement in Yemen, that wanted to defend the religious traditions of a branch of Shia Islam known as Zaidism. The Yazidis are one of Iraq’s oldest minorities, predominantly ethnically Kurdish and have kept alive their syncretic religion for centuries, despite many years of oppression and threatened extermination. The Madhesi are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepalese people who are natives of the Madhesh plains of Southern Nepal in Terai belt of South Asia.
Girmitya is associated with which of the following?
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Tibetan Refugees
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Chinese Diaspora
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Indentured Labourers
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None of the Above
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Girmitiya are those Indians who went abroad as indentured labourers under an agreement. Such individuals went to countries such as Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, among others. Girmit is the Awadhi word for Agreement. Hence, they left the country because of the agreement with the British.
The Reunion Islands in the Indian Ocean belongs to which of the following country?
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Seychelles
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France
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South Africa
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Maldives
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Reunion Islands is an overseas territory of France in the Indian Ocean Region. It is situated at eastern coast of Madagascar, and is near the Assumption Island of Seychelles. It was in news due to recent logistics agreement between France and India that will allow India access to the French base in the Reunion Islands.
Neeru Chadha has been elected as a judge in the panel which of the following organisation?
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
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International Criminal Court
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
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European Court of Justice
Explanation
Dr Neeru Chadha became the first Indian woman to be a judge at the International Tribunal Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in June, 2017. ITLoS is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Tribunal is composed of 21 independent members, elected from among persons enjoying the highest reputation for fairness and integrity and of recognized competence in the field of the law of the sea.
Which of the following are members of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership?
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India, United States and Japan
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United States, Japan and Australia
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Japan, Australia and Malaysia
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China, Australia and Malaysia
Explanation
On 8th March 2018, trade ministers from 11 countries gathered in Santiago, the capital of Chile, and signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP. The CPTPP, also dubbed the TPP-11, was negotiated by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The revived deal will look to reduce tariffs in economies that together represent 500 million people and account for 13.5 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) – equivalent to a total of US$10 trillion.
Consider the following statements about 'Asia-Africa Growth Corridor':
It aims to integrate the economies of Asia, Europe and Africa.
New Development Bank would play a major role
in the funding of the project.
Choose the correct option.
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Aiming to strengthen the growth and connectivity between Asia and Africa, India and Japan initiated the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), which primarily focuses on Development Cooperation Projects, Quality Infrastructure and Institutional Connectivity, Enhancing Skills, and People-to-People Partnership. It is not funded by the New Devolepment Bank. So both the statements are incorrect.
Consider the following statements about 'Shanghai Cooperation Organization.'
It is a successor of Shanghai-4
It was formed in 2001 with Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan as the founding members.
The headquarters of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is situated at Beijing, China.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, also known as the Shanghai Pact, is a Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Apart from Uzbekistan, the other five countries have been a part of the Shanghai-5 since 1996. The cooperation was renamed to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation after Uzbekistan joined the organisation in 2001. The headquarters of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is situated at Beijing, China.
The MILAN 2018 military exercise was recently in the news. It was participated by which of the following countries?
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Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh
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Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar
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Singapore, Vietnam and Japan
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Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand
Explanation
Andaman & Nicobar Command of Indian Navy hosted the multinational mega event MILAN 2018 in the second week of March 2018. The theme of MILAN 2018 was 'Friendship Across the Seas'. Participating countries were Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Apart from enhancing inter-operability, the exercise will enable honing of search and rescue operations procedures, maritime interdiction operations, core operational skills and exercise a variety of maritime security scenarios
Consider the following statements about 'East Asia Summit':
East Asia summit was founded by 16 countries in 2005.
India joined East Asia Summit in 2011.
The 16 founding members of East Asia Summit are a party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
The East Asia Summit is the premier Leaders-led forum in the Indo-Pacific. Since its inception in 2005, it has played a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia. Apart from the 10 ASEAN Member states, the East Asia Summit includes India, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Russia.
India is a founding member of the East Asia Summit. The 16 founding members of East Asia Summit are also a party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). So only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
Consider the following statements:
India-UN Partnership Fund for South-South Cooperation has forwarded aid to the West African nations affected by Hurricane Irma.
Indian Army's Garhwal Rifles were recently sent on a UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
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Explanation
The India-UN Development Partnership Fund is a dedicated facility within the United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation established in 2017. It is supported and led by the Government of the Republic of India, managed by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, and implemented in collaboration with the United Nations system. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund supports Southern-owned and led, demand-driven, and transformational sustainable development projects across the developing world, with a focus on least developed countries and small island developing states. About 2,300 Army personnel left for South Sudan in February 2018 to join the UN peacekeeping mission in the war-torn African country. The Army personnel joined the UN mission, are from Infantry battalion of Garhwal Rifles regiment. So only statement 2 is correct.
A robot named Sophia has been granted citizenship of which of the following country?
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Saudi Arabia
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Lebanon
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Israel
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United Arab Emirates
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Sophia is a humanoid robot that has been granted citizenship of Saudi Arabia. It became the first robot to receive citizenship of any country. Sophia was created by Hanson Robotics in collaboration with AI developers and was activated on April 19, 2015.
Consider the following statements about India and ASEAN:
Digital villages would be set-up in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
2020 would be marked as the India-ASEAN year of tourism.
2017 marked the 25 years of diplomatic relations between India and ASEAN.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are associated with 'Delhi Declaration'?
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Explanation
India and ASEAN started formal diplomatic relations in 1992. In 2017, India and ASEAN celebrated 25 years of its establishment. 2019 would be marked as the India- ASEAN year of tourism. So only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
Consider the following statements on the recently held BRICS Summit:
The recent 9th BRICS Summit was held in Xiamen, China.
The BRICS Agriculture Research Platform would be established in Durban, South Africa.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Explanation
9th BRICS summit was held in Xiamen, China from 3-5 September 2017. This is the second time the China has hosted the summit after the 2011 summit. At the end of the summit, Xiamen declaration was adopted by the leaders of the five countries. Through this declaration, BRICS Agriculture Research Platform is proposed to be established in India. BRICS countries have resolved to promote the development of BRICS local currency bond markets and to jointly establish a BRICS local currency bond fund and also to facilitate financial market integration. So only statement 1 is correct.
Consider the following statements on Indra - 2017:
Indra - 2017 was a military exercise conducted between India and France.
Indra - 2017 was India's first tri-services bilateral military exercise.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Explanation
Giving the Indo-Russian defense cooperation a major boost, Exercise INDRA-2017, the first ever Tri Services Joint Exercise between Indian and Russian Armed Forces was conducted in the Eastern Military District of Russia from 19 to 29 Oct 2017. The Indian contingent included nearly 450 personnel while the Russian side was represented by around 1,000 troops in the 10-day exercise INDRA.
Consider the following statements about 'Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project':
This project would connect Kolkata to Sittwe Port through sea route.
It would connect Sittwe to Paletwa through road route.
It would connect Paletwa to Mizoram through boat route.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project includes a waterways component of 158 km on Kaladan river from Sittwe to
Paletwa in Myanmar and a road component of 109 km from Paletwa to Zorinpui on
the India
-
Myanmar border in Mizoram.
The waterways component comprises Sittwe Port, Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminals, backup facilities, and navigational channel.
The project is being implemented with GoI’s grant assistance under the head of ‘Aid to Myanmar’.
Consider the following statements on the North Korean Crisis:
North Korea is a participant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with $$P5+1$$.
It has threatened Guam which is an overseas UN-mandated territory of United States
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
Guam's official political status is that of “unincorporated territory of the United States.” The people of Guam are US citizens and while they may acquire full political equality as individuals if they move to any of the fifty states, they are in a subservient political condition if they remain on Guam. On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union (EU), and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful. North Korea is not a party to this agreement. So both the statements are wrong.
Consider the following statements about 'TAPI Gas Pipeline':
It is a 1,800 km gas pipeline from Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan.
This project is partially funded by the World Bank.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
TAPI is an 1800 km pipeline from Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and then to India. It is being funded by the Asian Development Bank. It is expected to be operational by 2019. It was in the news as the ground breaking ceremony of the pipeline occurred in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Consider the following statements:
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is an anti-terror cooperation of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
The headquarters of RATS is situated at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is an anti-terror cooperation of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure was established by the member states of the Shanghai Convention to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism of 15 June, 2001. The headquarters of SCO RATS is based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Consider the following statements:
India is developing a rail link connecting Chabahar in Iran to Zahedan in Afghanistan.
India is also developing a road network linking Zaranj in Iran to Delaram in Afghanistan.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
Iran’s Chabahar port, developed and operated by India, is located on the Gulf of Oman and is the only oceanic port of the country. The port gives access to the energy-rich Persian Gulf nations’ southern coast and India can bypass Pakistan with the Chabahar port becoming functional. From Chabahar, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Delaram in Afghanistan, about 893 kms from the port. The Zaranj-Delaram road constructed by India in 2009 can give access to Afghanistan's Garland Highway, setting up road access to four major cities in Afghanistan- Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif.
Which of the following statement explains the policy of non-refoulment?
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Countries are obligated to accept the return of their citizens that may have crossed into another nation as a refugee.
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Countries are legally obligated to accept the influx of refugees and provide them with basic a standard of living.
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Countries are under moral obligation to not send back the refugees to their country of origin wherein the might be a human rights violated.
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Countries are under obligation to not provide a safe haven for criminals and/or terrorists that have fled from an another country
Explanation
Non-refoulement has been defined in a number of international refugee instruments, both at the universal and regional levels.
At the universal level the most important provision in this respect is Article 33 (1) of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, which states that:
"No Contracting State shall expel or return ('refouler') a refugee in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion."
Consider the following statement regarding the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) of 2017:
The summit was co-hosted by the United States and India.
The theme of the Summit was 'Women First' and highlighted the critical role women play in fostering global growth and prosperity.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
GES is the preeminent annual entrepreneurship gathering that convenes emerging entrepreneurs, investors and supporters from around the world. The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) of 2017 was jointly co-hosted by the United States of America and India in the city of Hyderabad in November 2017. The theme of the summit was ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’ and focused on focus on supporting women entrepreneurs and fostering economic growth globally.
Which of the following are participants of the 'Quadrilateral Grouping'?
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India, Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan
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Japan, United States, India and Australia
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United States, Russia, South Korea and India
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United States, South Korea, Japan and India
Explanation
The ‘Quadrilateral Group’ is considered as an informal grouping among India, Japan, Australia and the United States. The purpose is to provide alternative debt financing for countries in the Indo-Pacific. The grouping recently met in Manila to discuss regional and global cooperation.
Consider the following statements about 'Financial Action Task Force (FATF)':
Apart from the 35 nations, European Commission and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are also the members of FATF.
India, Pakistan and China are the members of FATF.
FATF shares its headquarters with the World Economic Forum.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
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Explanation
In response to mounting concern over money laundering, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was established by the G-7 Summit that was held in Paris in 1989. The FATF currently comprises 35 member nations and 2 regional organisations, European Commission and the Gulf Co-operation Council. India and China are members of FATF but Pakistan is not.
The FATF shares its headquarters with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. So none of the given statements are correct.
Consider the following statements about 'Indian Ocean Commission':
It is a group of Island states lying at the South-East coast of Africa.
India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are members of the Commission.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Indian Ocean Commission is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France (for Réunion), and Seychelles together to encourage cooperation. Its mission is to strengthen regional cooperation while defending the common interests of these countries. It was institutionalized in 1984 by the Victoria Agreement in Seychelles.
Consider the following statements about 'Svalbard Global Seed Vault':
It is a facility that is situated on the Spitsbergen Island of Norway.
The vault facility is owned by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the
Svalbard region in the Arctic. It recently celebrated its 10th anniversary in Feburary, 2018.
It secures the world's largest collection of seeds, to be used in the event of a global catastrophe or when some species is
lost due to natural disasters
.
The
Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure seed bank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen near Longyearbyen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, about 1,300 kilometers from the North Pole.
The vault is a joint venture of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (which comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research) and the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (under Defence Research and Development Organisation).
Mattala airport has recently been seen in the news. Which of the following correctly identifies its location?
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Near Hambantota port in Sri Lanka
Explanation
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is located in Mattala South Sri Lanka and is roughly 20 km from Hambantota port. It has earned
the reputation of being the world’s emptiest airport.
India is keen to invest in this airport since it can serve as a listening post for India and thereby
overlook the Chinese controlled port of Hambantota nearby.
Balfour declaration was recently in the news for its centenary. It is associated with which country?
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Pakistan
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Vietnam
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Malaysia
Explanation
During the First World War, British policy became gradually committed to the idea of establishing a Jewish home in Palestine. After discussions in the British Cabinet, and consultation with Zionist leaders, the decision was made known in the form of a letter by Arthur James Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild. The letter represents the first political recognition of Zionist aims by a Great Power. The Balfour Declaration stated that the British government supported "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".
Consider the following statements about 'India-UK Pact on Illegal Migrants':
This pact intends to replace the India-UK extradition treaty, 1992
This pact covers within its purview persons of Indian origin who are British national.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
India has signed a MoU with the United Kingdom in January 2018 to enable the return of illegal Indian migrants within a month of their detection by authorities abroad. This pact doesn't cover within its purview persons of Indian origin who are British national.
Consider the following statements on South Asia connectivity:
India and Nepal, are jointly developing a connectivity bridge upon the Mechi River, a tributary of Mahananda.
Bandhan Express is a train connecting Kolkata, India and Thimpu, Bhutan.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
A train named Bandhan Express was flagged in
November,
2017 between Kolkata, India – Khulna, Bangladesh.
Nepal
inaugurated a bridge built with India’s aid on the Kaligandaki river near China border. The bridge is located at Jomsom area in Mustang district of Nepal.
India and Nepal are jointly developing the connectivity bridge upon the Mechi River which is a tributary of Mahananda.
Consider the following statements:
Palestine is a full time member of UNESCO but a Non-Member Observer at United Nations.
USA is the second largest contributor to the budget of UNESCO.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
USA is the largest contributor to the budget of UNESCO with a contribution of about 22% of the whole budget of UNESCO. UNESCO admitted Palestine as a full member of the Paris-based agency in 2011. On 29 November 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of a "non-member observer state."
Consider the following statements about 'BIMSTEC':
BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 through Bangkok Declaration.
Its headquarters is situated a Bangkok, Thailand.
All the SAARC members, except Pakistan and Afghanistan, are the members of BIMSTEC.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
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Explanation
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This sub-regional organization came into being on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. Its headquarters is situated at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Consider the following statements about 'International Seabed Authority':
It was established under the United Nations Conventions on Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS).
The headquarters of International Seabed Authority is located in Havana, Cuba.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Explanation
The International Seabed Authority is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The headquarters of the International Seabed Authority is located in Kingston, Jamaica.
A Rhino named Sudan made international news. Why?
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It was the last female northern white Rhino
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It is the first cloned Rhino
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It was the last male northern white Rhino
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It became the first Rhino to have its genome sequenced
Explanation
The world’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died in March 2018 in Kenya. The last male northern white rhino had been born in the country of Sudan, the last of his kind to be born in the wild. He was taken to a Czech zoo and then transferred to Kenya in 2009 with the three other remaining fertile northern white rhinos at the time.
Consider the following statements about 'East Turkistan Movement':
It is an Islamic outfit working in the Xinjiang province of China.
It had found mention in the Xiamen Declaration as a terrorist organisation.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is a Muslim separatist group founded by militant Uighurs, members of the Turkic-speaking ethnic majority in northwest China’s Xinjiang province. The 43-page 'Xiamen Declaration', adopted at the end of the five-nation BRICS plenary in 2017, expressed "concern" over the security situation in the region and the violence caused by the Taliban, ISIS, al-Qaeda and its affiliates including Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e- Mohammad, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Which Indian city hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?
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Guwahati
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Bhopal
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New Delhi
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Gandhinagar
Explanation
The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was held in New Delhi on April $$24, 2018$$ to build the capacity of the Asia-Pacific Region to monitor and report on land degradation. The workshop was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and UNCCD Secretariat. The $$4$$-day workshop trained the participants in the use of an innovative land degradation monitoring tool by Conservation International, for the reporting process of UNCCD. The participants included delegates from about $$40$$ Asia Pacific countries, as well as representatives from $$12$$ Indian states affected by land degradation, scientists and researchers from scientific institutions of national importance and line-Ministries. The UNCCD is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues. The convention promotes good land stewardship.
This fist although poisonous, is much sought after Japanese delicacy. Chefs undergo rigorous training before they are allowed to prepare it. Its local name is 'Fugu'. What is its English name?
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Pufferfish
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Alumahan
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Gambusia
Explanation
Pufferfish are also known as the blowfish, fugu, swellfish, and globefish.
They are called the pufferfish because when they are threatened, they puff up to about twice their normal size by gulping water.
The meat of pufferfish is eaten in Japan and is prepared by specially trained chefs who know which parts, and how much of them, are safe to eat.
The $$2+2$$ dialogue between India and Japan is conducted in which of the following fields?
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Education and Economic Affairs
Explanation
India employs the 2 + 2 format with Japan to address cross-cutting security and foreign policy issues such as maritime security, cyber security and space. The maiden 2 + 2 India-Japan interaction was held in July 2010. The 2 + 2 mechanism includes the foreign and defence ministers of both the countries.
NDMA has conducted its first-ever Mock Exercise on Bio-Disasters at which city?
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Patna
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Kochi
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Agra
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The NDMA has conducted its first-ever mock exercise on Bio-Disasters at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, Bihar. The full-scale Biological Management Emergency exercise was based on a suspected Ebola outbreak scenario. The aim of the 5-day training programme is to enhance the preparedness of Airport Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to respond to CBRN emergencies at the airports. The CBRN emergencies pertain to threats emanating due to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear material. It was conducted in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS).
This country was once one of the $$15$$ republics that made up the Soviet Union. It lies on the shores of the Baltic Sea, in Europe. Its capital is Riga. Name the country.
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Uzbekistan
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Russia
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Latvia
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Georgia
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Latvia, country of northeastern Europe and the middle of the three Baltic states. The country was once one of the 15 republics that made up the Soviet Union. Latvia is a high-income advanced economy and ranks 41st in the Human Development Index.
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation that promoted international co-operation. Its headquarters is located in which of the following cities?
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New York
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Geneva
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The Hague
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Paris
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The United Nation is an intergovernmental organization established on 24 October 1945, with it's headquartered in Manhattan, New York. The organization was established because of the ineffectiveness of the League of Nation, after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict.
In which of the following countries Chanoyu, a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powered green tea takes place?
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Vietnam
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Thailand
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Japan
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Myanmar
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Chanoyu is also referred to as the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
It is a ceremonial way of preparing and drinking green tea typically in a traditional tearoom with tatami floor.
Beyond just serving and receiving tea, one of the main purposes of the tea ceremony is for the guests to enjoy the hospitality of the host in an atmosphere distinct from the fast pace of everyday life.
What was the theme of the 2017 "National Yoga Olympiad", which was organised by NCERT?
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Yoga for Peace and Health
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Yoga for Development and Harmony
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Yoga for Health and Harmony
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Yoga for Mental Health
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The theme of the 2017 National Yoga Olympiad was 'Yoga for Health and Harmony'. The olympiad was launched by NCERT for all government and non-governmental aided schools.
The Government's gold auction policy was aimed at
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price stabilisation
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making gold available to consumers
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promoting jewellery exports
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checking of smuggling and reducing the budgetary deficit of Central Government.
Which city has been ranked first for the last eight years in the Mercer Quality of Living Survey?
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Italy
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Germany
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France
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Vienna
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Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranks 231 cities for Vienna to Baghdad on quality if life. Vienna tops the ranking for the last eight years in the survey.
The United Nations was founded in $$1945$$. Today most of the world's countries are its members. Currently how many countries are its member?
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$$186$$
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$$193$$
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$$196$$
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$$203$$
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The United Nations was founded on 24 October 1945, San Francisco. It has currently 193 member states. The mission and work of the UN are guided by the purposes and principles contained in the UN Charter. It's last member South Sudan was added in the UN in 2011.
Which of the following was SAARC Cultural Capital for the year $$2015-16$$?
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Kathmandu
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Bamiyan
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Colombo
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New Delhi
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (
SAARC
) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia.
Bamiyan was given the honour of being the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015-16. Bamiyan is located in Afghanistan and is best known for two 6th century colossal statues of Buddhas , belonging to ancient Gandhara School of Art.
Abuja is the capital city of ______.
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Nigeria
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Mali
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Chad
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Morocco
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Abuja is the national capital of Nigeria and is in the middle of the country, in the center of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.
Abuja is a planned city, which means that architects designed it specifically to be Nigeria's capital city.
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. United Kingdom voted to exit the Union in June 2016, the exit being popularly referred to as 'Brexit'. When is the exit going to happen?
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$$29^{th}$$ March 2019
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$$29^{th}$$ March 2018
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$$29^{th}$$ March 2020
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$$29^{th}$$ March 2021
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A public vote was held in 2016 to decide whether the UK should leave or remain with the European Union.
The referendum turnout was very high at 72% people voting for Brexit.
29 March 2019 was planned to be Brexit day but it may be postponed due to political disagreements.
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