World Organisations and Diversities Test 55

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Question 1
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Consider the following statements about 'BIMSTEC':
1. BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 through Bangkok Declaration.
2. Its headquarters is situated a Bangkok, Thailand.
3. All the SAARC members, except Pakistan and Afghanistan, are the members of BIMSTEC.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A
2 Only

B
1 and 3

C
2 and 3

D
1 and 2

Solution

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.
Question 2
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The $$2+2$$ dialogue between India and Japan is conducted in which of the following fields?

A
Economic and Foreign Affairs

B
Economic and Defence Affairs

C
Foreign and Defence Affairs

D
Education and Economic Affairs

Solution

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.
Question 3
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Consider the following statements about 'International Seabed Authority':
1. It was established under the United Nations Conventions on Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS).
2. The headquarters of International Seabed Authority is located in Havana, Cuba.
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 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.
Question 4
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A Rhino named Sudan made international news. Why?

A
It was the last female northern white Rhino

B
It is the first cloned Rhino

C
It was the last male northern white Rhino

D
It became the first Rhino to have its genome sequenced

Solution

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.
Question 5
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The United Nations was founded in $$1945$$. Today most of the world's countries are its members. Currently how many countries are its member?

A
$$186$$

B
$$193$$

C
$$196$$

D
$$203$$

Solution

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.
Question 6
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Which Indian city hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?

A
Guwahati

B
Bhopal

C
New Delhi

D
Gandhinagar

Solution

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.
Question 7
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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?

A
Pufferfish

B
Alumahan

C
Barracuda

D
Gambusia
Solution
- 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.
Question 8
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NDMA has conducted its first-ever Mock Exercise on Bio-Disasters at which city?

A
Patna

B
Surat

C
Kochi

D
Agra

Solution

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).
Question 9
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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.

A
Uzbekistan

B
Russia

C
Latvia

D
Georgia

Solution

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.
Question 10
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The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation that promoted international co-operation. Its headquarters is located in which of the following cities?

A
New York

B
Geneva

C
The Hague

D
Paris

Solution

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.

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Question 1

2 Only

1 and 3

2 and 3

1 and 2

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Question 2

Economic and Foreign Affairs

Economic and Defence Affairs

Foreign and Defence Affairs

Education and Economic Affairs

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Question 3

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 4

It was the last female northern white Rhino

It is the first cloned Rhino

It was the last male northern white Rhino

It became the first Rhino to have its genome sequenced

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Question 5

$$186$$

$$193$$

$$196$$

$$203$$

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Question 6

Guwahati

Bhopal

New Delhi

Gandhinagar

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Question 7

Pufferfish

Alumahan

Barracuda

Gambusia

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Question 8

Patna

Surat

Kochi

Agra

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Question 9

Uzbekistan

Russia

Latvia

Georgia

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Question 10

New York

Geneva

The Hague

Paris

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