Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC IAS Exam - JULY 2017 (Part -2)

You got 3 of 10 possible points.
Your score: 30%
Question 1

Which of the statements are correct regarding World Customs Organisation?
1. The World Customs Organization (WCO) is the only intergovernmental organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters.
2. The WCO is an international intergovernmental organization first established in 1952 as the Customs Co - operation Council (CCC).


Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Only 1 0
b) Onl y 2 0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 2 1
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding Global Treaty To Ban Nuclear Weapons
1. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the second multilateral legally - binding instrument for nuclear disarmament to have been negotiated in 20 years.
2. India and eight other nuclear armed nations including the US, China and Pakistan did not participate in the negotiations for the legally binding instrument to prohibit atomic weapons.
Correct code(s) is/are:


Score: 0 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only 0
b) 2 only 0
Should have chosen
Selected
c) Both 1 and 2 0
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 3

Consider the following statements:
1. MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL is a common market (Southern Common Market) established based on the Treaty of Asuncion signed by the four countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay on March 26, 1991.
2. The Organization of American States is the world‘s oldest regional organization dating back to the First International Conference of American States held in Washington, D.C. from October 1889 to April 1890.
Correct code(s) is/are:


Score: 0 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) 1 only 0
Selected
b) 2 only 0
c) Both 1 and 2 0
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 2 0
Question 4

Which of the statements are correct regarding Conference on Disarmament?
1. The Conference on Disarmament (CD) was established in 1979 as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community.
2. It was a result of the first Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly held in 1978.
Correct code(s) is/are:


Score: 0 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Only 1 0
b) Only 2 0
c) Both 1 and 2 0
Should have chosen
Selected
d) Neither 1 nor 2 0
Question 5


Umbrella Revolution is a:


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Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Against the Chinese government‘s reluctance to grant Hong Kong the political independence it had promised. 0
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b) Revolution against G - 20 2017 summit. 0
Selected
c) Revolution against climate change and global warming. 0
d) China‘s revolution for opening it s economy.0
Question 6

Which of the statements are correct regarding Food and Agriculture Organisation?
1. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945.
2. Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the international food standard s setting body established by the United Nation‘s Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization.

Correct code(s) is/are:


Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Only 1 0
b) Only 2 0
Selected
c) Both 1 and 2 1
Should have chosen
d) Neither 1 nor 20
Question 7


The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is a:


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Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Specialized agency of United Nations. 0
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b) Intergovernmental organization for the socioeconomic development of Asia - Pacific region. 0
c) International Non - governmental organization. 0
Selected
d) Specialised agency of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations).0
Question 8


The World Heritage Convention is:


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Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage . Current Affairs For 2018 - Part 3 (July 2017) Page 109 0
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b) The Convention for the protection of World‘s cultural heritage only. 0
Selected
c) The international treaty among the NGOs and international community to protect the World‘s heritage . 0
d) An Intergovernmental treaty to conserve and protect the monuments of historical importance.0
Question 9


Surya is a:


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Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
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a) Supersonic cruise missile. 0
b) Sub sonic missile. 0
c) Anti tank missile. 0
d) Intercontinental ballistic missile which is also known as Agni 6.0
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Question 10


MUNTRA is a:


Score: 1 of 1
Your answerChoiceScoreCorrect answer
a) Nuclear submarine. 0
b) Aircraft carrier. 0
c) Intercontinental ballistic missile. 0
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d) First unmanned army tank which can be remotely operated1
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