World Organisations and Diversities Test 54

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Which of the following are participants of the 'Quadrilateral Grouping'?

A
India, Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan

B
Japan, United States, India and Australia

C
United States, Russia, South Korea and India

D
United States, South Korea, Japan and India

Solution

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.
Question 2
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Consider the following statements about 'East Turkistan Movement':
1. It is an Islamic outfit working in the Xinjiang province of China.
2. It had found mention in the Xiamen Declaration as a terrorist organisation.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

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.
Question 3
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Consider the following statements about 'Financial Action Task Force (FATF)':
1. Apart from the 35 nations, European Commission and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are also the members of FATF.
2. India, Pakistan and China are the members of FATF.
3. FATF shares its headquarters with the World Economic Forum.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A
1 and 2

B
2 and 3

C
1 and 3

D
1, 2 and 3

Solution

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.
Question 4
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Consider the following statements about 'Indian Ocean Commission':
1. It is a group of Island states lying at the South-East coast of Africa.
2. India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are members of the Commission.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

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.
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Consider the following statements about 'Svalbard Global Seed Vault':
1. It is a facility that is situated on the Spitsbergen Island of Norway.
2. The vault facility is owned by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2
Solution
- 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).
Question 6
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Mattala airport has recently been seen in the news. Which of the following correctly identifies its location?

A
Near Male port in Maldives

B
Near Gwadar port in Pakistan

C
Near Chittagong port in Bangladesh

D
Near Hambantota port in Sri Lanka

Solution

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.
Question 7
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Balfour declaration was recently in the news for its centenary. It is associated with which country?

A
Pakistan

B
Israel

C
Vietnam

D
Malaysia

Solution

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".
Question 8
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Consider the following statements about 'India-UK Pact on Illegal Migrants':
1. This pact intends to replace the India-UK extradition treaty, 1992
2. This pact covers within its purview persons of Indian origin who are British national.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

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.
Question 9
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Consider the following statements on South Asia connectivity:
1. India and Nepal, are jointly developing a connectivity bridge upon the Mechi River, a tributary of Mahananda.
2. Bandhan Express is a train connecting Kolkata, India and Thimpu, Bhutan.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2
Solution
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.
Question 10
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Consider the following statements:
1. Palestine is a full time member of UNESCO but a Non-Member Observer at United Nations.
2. USA is the second largest contributor to the budget of UNESCO.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

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."

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Question 1

India, Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan

Japan, United States, India and Australia

United States, Russia, South Korea and India

United States, South Korea, Japan and India

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Question 2

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 3

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

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Question 4

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 5

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 6

Near Male port in Maldives

Near Gwadar port in Pakistan

Near Chittagong port in Bangladesh

Near Hambantota port in Sri Lanka

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Question 7

Pakistan

Israel

Vietnam

Malaysia

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Question 8

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 9

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 10

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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