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9 questions · 2015 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: International Organisations & Groupings (4)International Relations & Treaties (3)Awards & Honours (1)Disasters & Humanitarian Issues (1)
UPSC 2015 · Q3 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

The 'Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of

(a) ASEAN
(b) BRICS
(c) OECD
(d) WTO
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Answer: (b) BRICS
UPSC 2015 · Q17 · Current Affairs › Disasters & Humanitarian Issues · Save

Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?

(a) Syria and Jordan
(b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
(c) Philippines and Papua New Guinea
(d) Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
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Answer: (b) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
UPSC 2015 · Q50 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to which one of the following?

(a) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(b) Indian Institute of Science
(c) Indian Space Research Organization
(d) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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Answer: (c) Indian Space Research Organization
UPSC 2015 · Q53 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Amnesty International is

(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
(b) a global Human Rights Movement
(c) a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people
(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions
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Answer: (b) a global Human Rights Movement
UPSC 2015 · Q57 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

India is a member of which among the following?

  1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
  3. East Asia Summit

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) India is a member of none of them
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Answer: (b) 3 only
UPSC 2015 · Q64 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/participants?

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Cambodia
  3. China
  4. Myanmar
  5. Thailand

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 5
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Answer: (c) 1 and 3
UPSC 2015 · Q67 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements :

  1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills.
  2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC 2015 · Q79 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

'Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action', often seen in the news, is

(a) a strategy to tackle the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(b) a plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an outcome of the deliberations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
(c) an agenda for women's empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nations
(d) a strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit
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Answer: (c) an agenda for women's empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nations
UPSC 2015 · Q88 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Consider the following countries :

  1. China
  2. France
  3. India
  4. Israel
  5. Pakistan

Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only