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1. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsGlobal Gender Gap Index is released by
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The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The index benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions –
- Economic Participation and Opportunity
- Educational Attainment
- Health and Survival, and
- Political Empowerment
Index also tracks progress towards closing these gaps over time. The latest annual Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum places India 17th from the bottom, with Afghanistan being the lowest
- India is ranked 140th in latest Global Gender Gap Report
- Iceland is at the top
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The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The index benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions –
- Economic Participation and Opportunity
- Educational Attainment
- Health and Survival, and
- Political Empowerment
Index also tracks progress towards closing these gaps over time. The latest annual Global Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum places India 17th from the bottom, with Afghanistan being the lowest
- India is ranked 140th in latest Global Gender Gap Report
- Iceland is at the top
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsThe Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) holds a key place in protection of Intellectual Property Rights. In this regard, consider the following statements:
- One of the key objectives of TRIPS is that intellectual property protection should contribute to technical innovation and the transfer of technology.
- It has expanded international copyright rules to cover rental rights
- TRIPS is administered by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: The TRIPS Agreement plays a critical role in facilitating trade in knowledge and creativity, in resolving trade disputes over intellectual property. The TRIPS Agreement has an additional important general objective: intellectual property protection should contribute to technical innovation and the transfer of technology. Both producers and users should benefit, and economic and social welfare should be enhanced, the TRIPS Agreement says.
- Statement 2 is correct: TRIPS agreement has expanded international copyright rules to cover rental rights. Authors of computer programs and producers of sound recordings must have the right to prohibit the commercial rental of their works to the public. A similar exclusive right applies to films where commercial rental has led to widespread copying, affecting copyright-owners’ potential earnings from their film
- Statement 3 is incorrect: TRIPS is administered by WTO (World Trade Organization). WIPO is a UN agency
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- Statement 1 is correct: The TRIPS Agreement plays a critical role in facilitating trade in knowledge and creativity, in resolving trade disputes over intellectual property. The TRIPS Agreement has an additional important general objective: intellectual property protection should contribute to technical innovation and the transfer of technology. Both producers and users should benefit, and economic and social welfare should be enhanced, the TRIPS Agreement says.
- Statement 2 is correct: TRIPS agreement has expanded international copyright rules to cover rental rights. Authors of computer programs and producers of sound recordings must have the right to prohibit the commercial rental of their works to the public. A similar exclusive right applies to films where commercial rental has led to widespread copying, affecting copyright-owners’ potential earnings from their film
- Statement 3 is incorrect: TRIPS is administered by WTO (World Trade Organization). WIPO is a UN agency
- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Agreement on Consular Access b/w India and Pakistan
- Nationals of one country under arrest, detention or imprisonment are to be repatriated within a month of the completion of their sentences
- After the imprisonment of the nationals of the other country, confirmation of their nationality is to be done immediately
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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- Statement 1 is correct: India and Pakistan signed the Agreement on Consular Access in 2008.
- Each government shall provide consular access within three months to nationals of one country, under arrest, detention or imprisonment in the other country. Further, Section 5 of the agreement stated, “Both governments agree to release and repatriate persons within one month of confirmation of their national status and completion of sentences.”
- Statement 2 is incorrect: There is no time limit mentioned in the agreement regarding when the confirmation of the nationality is to be done. Due to this, there are numerous instances in which both countries have not confirmed nationality for as long as 18 months, during which the arrested men languish in jails.
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- Statement 1 is correct: India and Pakistan signed the Agreement on Consular Access in 2008.
- Each government shall provide consular access within three months to nationals of one country, under arrest, detention or imprisonment in the other country. Further, Section 5 of the agreement stated, “Both governments agree to release and repatriate persons within one month of confirmation of their national status and completion of sentences.”
- Statement 2 is incorrect: There is no time limit mentioned in the agreement regarding when the confirmation of the nationality is to be done. Due to this, there are numerous instances in which both countries have not confirmed nationality for as long as 18 months, during which the arrested men languish in jails.
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020
- India is the third largest spender in terms of military expenditure in the world in 2020
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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- Statement 1 is incorrect: Nobel peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to World Food Program (WFP)
- Statement 2 is correct: As per “Trends in World Military Expenditure Report, 2020” by SIPRI, India has been 3rd largest spender in terms of military expenditure after US and China
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- Statement 1 is incorrect: Nobel peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to World Food Program (WFP)
- Statement 2 is correct: As per “Trends in World Military Expenditure Report, 2020” by SIPRI, India has been 3rd largest spender in terms of military expenditure after US and China
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- OPCW is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention
- India is not a member of the OPCW
- OPCW is not a United Nations (UN) organization.
Select the correct answer from the code given below
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- OPCW is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention. This convention is in force since 1997 and 193 members.
- Members: It has 193 members including India.
- Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands.
- Significance: The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
- Relations with UN: OPCW is not a United Nations (UN) organization. However, by the 2001 Relationship Agreement between the OPCW and the UN, the OPCW reports on its inspections and other activities to the UN through the office of the Secretary-General.
- Relevance: India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) GC Murmu selected as an external auditor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). His term will be for 3 years, starting in 2021.
Read more: OPCW
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- OPCW is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention. This convention is in force since 1997 and 193 members.
- Members: It has 193 members including India.
- Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands.
- Significance: The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
- Relations with UN: OPCW is not a United Nations (UN) organization. However, by the 2001 Relationship Agreement between the OPCW and the UN, the OPCW reports on its inspections and other activities to the UN through the office of the Secretary-General.
- Relevance: India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) GC Murmu selected as an external auditor to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). His term will be for 3 years, starting in 2021.
Read more: OPCW
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statement regarding GloLitter Partnerships Project
- It was launched by was the International Maritime Organization(IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)
- It aims to tackle marine plastic pollution.
- India is one of the participating countries in the project.
Select the correct answer from the code given below
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Around 30 Countries from across the oceans have joined the GloLitter Partnerships Project to tackle marine plastic litter.
- GloLitter Partnerships Project was launched by the International Maritime Organization(IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO). The Government of Norway provided initial funding for the project.
- Aim: The project aims to help the maritime transport and fishing sectors to adapt to a low-plastic future. To achieve this goal, this initiative will assist developing countries to apply best practices for prevention, reduction, and control of marine plastic litter from those sectors.
- Participating Countries: 30 Countries will be participating in the project. India is one of the participating countries.
Read more: GloLitter Partnerships Project
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Around 30 Countries from across the oceans have joined the GloLitter Partnerships Project to tackle marine plastic litter.
- GloLitter Partnerships Project was launched by the International Maritime Organization(IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO). The Government of Norway provided initial funding for the project.
- Aim: The project aims to help the maritime transport and fishing sectors to adapt to a low-plastic future. To achieve this goal, this initiative will assist developing countries to apply best practices for prevention, reduction, and control of marine plastic litter from those sectors.
- Participating Countries: 30 Countries will be participating in the project. India is one of the participating countries.
Read more: GloLitter Partnerships Project
- Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsZhurong‘ was sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following statement correctly describes it?
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- Zhurong is China’s first Mars rover mission. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 space probe.
- Launched in: The rover was launched in the Mars orbit in February 2021 and is due to land in May.
- Named after: The rover is named after a traditional fire god. The rover’s title also fits with the Chinese name for Mars i.e. “Huo Xing” or fire star.
- Significance: China would become the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to put a robot rover on Mars.
Read more: Zhurong
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- Zhurong is China’s first Mars rover mission. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 space probe.
- Launched in: The rover was launched in the Mars orbit in February 2021 and is due to land in May.
- Named after: The rover is named after a traditional fire god. The rover’s title also fits with the Chinese name for Mars i.e. “Huo Xing” or fire star.
- Significance: China would become the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to put a robot rover on Mars.
Read more: Zhurong
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements regarding Supply Chain Resilience Initiative or SCRI?
- It has been launched by India, US and Japan.
- Supply Chain Resilience can be achieved by establishing trade relations with lesser no. of strong countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is incorrect. India, Japan, and Australia have launched the SCRI or Supply Chain Resilience Initiative in a virtual Trilateral Ministerial Meeting.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is the capability of the supply chain of a country to handle any kind of disruption and function normally in difficult times. One approach is diversifying the source of supply across a group of supplying nations instead of being dependent on just one or a few.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. India, Japan, and Australia have launched the SCRI or Supply Chain Resilience Initiative in a virtual Trilateral Ministerial Meeting.
Statement 2 is incorrect. It is the capability of the supply chain of a country to handle any kind of disruption and function normally in difficult times. One approach is diversifying the source of supply across a group of supplying nations instead of being dependent on just one or a few.
- Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairs‘Deep Time Project’ was sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following statement correctly describes the project?
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- The Deep Time Project was led by the scientists of the Human Adaptation Institute in partnership with labs in France and Switzerland.
- Aim: The project aimed to test how people adapt to changes in living conditions and environments.
- As part of the Project, 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in France for 40 days with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world.
Read more: Deep Time Project
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- The Deep Time Project was led by the scientists of the Human Adaptation Institute in partnership with labs in France and Switzerland.
- Aim: The project aimed to test how people adapt to changes in living conditions and environments.
- As part of the Project, 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in France for 40 days with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world.
Read more: Deep Time Project
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsCategory: current affairsConsider the following statements with regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
- The worker will get an unemployment benefit if the Gram panchayat failed to provide employment within 15 days of application.
- The worker will get delay compensation if the worker did not receive his wages within 15 days of completion of work
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Key features of MGNREGS:
- Demand-driven scheme: Worker will get the work whenever he demands and not when the Government has work available.
- Gram Panchayat has the mandate to provide employment within 15 days of a work application. If it fails, the worker will get an unemployment allowance.
- Payment of wages within 15 days of completion of work. In case of failure, the worker will get a delay compensation of 0.05% per day of wages earned.
- Minimum one-third of the workers should be women
- Wage payment should be according to the Minimum Wages Act 1948 for agricultural labourers in the State.
- Gram Sabhas conduct social audits to enable the community to monitor the implementation of the scheme.
- Both the Center and the States share the funding of the scheme.
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Key features of MGNREGS:
- Demand-driven scheme: Worker will get the work whenever he demands and not when the Government has work available.
- Gram Panchayat has the mandate to provide employment within 15 days of a work application. If it fails, the worker will get an unemployment allowance.
- Payment of wages within 15 days of completion of work. In case of failure, the worker will get a delay compensation of 0.05% per day of wages earned.
- Minimum one-third of the workers should be women
- Wage payment should be according to the Minimum Wages Act 1948 for agricultural labourers in the State.
- Gram Sabhas conduct social audits to enable the community to monitor the implementation of the scheme.
- Both the Center and the States share the funding of the scheme.