1. The First G-20 Summit was held in which among the following places?
[A] London
[B] New York
[C] Washington
[D] Pittsburgh
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Correct Answer: C [Washington]
Notes:
The first G-20 summit was held in Washington D.C., United States, in response to the global financial crisis. The summit brought together leaders from 20 major economies to discuss solutions to the crisis and ways to reform the international financial system. The city was chosen as the host because it is the home of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, two key institutions involved in addressing the global financial crisis.
2. The Paris Convention of 1883 was a pioneering effort in the protection of which of the following?
[A] Indigenous Species
[B] Intellectual Property
[C] Environment
[D] Indigenous languages
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Correct Answer: B [Intellectual Property]
Notes:The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property was signed on March 20, 1883 in Paris, France. It was one of the first intellectual property treaties. The convention established a Union for the protection of industrial property. It still applies today, and has 177 member countries. The convention’s provisions fall into three main categories:
- National treatment
- Right of priority
- Common rules
The convention applies to: Patents, Trademarks, Industrial designs, Utility models, Service marks, Trade names, Geographical indications, Repression of unfair competition. The convention’s provisions include a 12-month priority period. This period begins on the date of filing the first application to the first country.
3. Who among the following was the author of Mein Kampf (My Struggle)?
[A] J.H. Brennan
[B] Nicholas Goodrick
[C] Adolf Hitler
[D] Peter Levenda
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Correct Answer: C [Adolf Hitler]
Notes:
“Mein Kampf” was written by Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany. The book’s title translates to “My Struggle” in English, and it served as Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto and political ideology. Hitler wrote this two-volume work while he was in prison in the early 1920s, and it outlines his beliefs, goals, and views on various subjects, including his virulent anti-Semitism, Aryan supremacy, and his vision for a totalitarian state.
4. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, a biodiversity information and assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme is located at ?
[A] Cambridge
[B] New York
[C] Geneva
[D] Paris
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Correct Answer: A [Cambridge]
Notes:
The United Nation Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre is an executive agency of UN Environment Programme, which is based in Cambridge (UK). It was previously managed by IUCN, UN Environment Programme and WWF.
5. The first major effort to evolve rules of the game for international trade (or multilateral trade) was in the post-World War II era which resulted in the establishment which of the following?
[A] World Trade Organization
[B] WEF
[C] IMF
[D] GATT
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Correct Answer: D [GATT]
Notes:
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is a legal agreement between countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas. It is to evolve rules of game for international trade.
6. In which among the following states, Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was imposed for the first time?
[A] Manipur
[B] Punjab
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] 7 North East States
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Correct Answer: D [7 North East States]
Notes:
AFSPA became a law on September 11, 1958. Initially, it was applicable to the seven Northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. This was so because in all these states there were movements of ethnic groups demanding separation from India. The government felt that such insurgencies could be checked through deployment of the armed forces, and they would need special powers to carry out their responsibilities. AFSPA was extended to J&K in 1990, on similar considerations.
7. Who among the following author wrote Humayunnama ?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Hamida Begum
[D] Gulbadan begum
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Correct Answer: D [Gulbadan begum]
Notes:
The Humayunnama was written by Gulbadan begum (his half-sister). The book provide the account of the life of Mughal Emperor Humayun.
8. Who was the author of Dashkumarcharitam and at whose court did he live?
[A] Dandin, Nandivarman II
[B] Bharavi, Nandivarman II
[C] Appar, Dandivarman I
[D] Bharavi, Narsimhavarman I
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Correct Answer: A [Dandin, Nandivarman II]
Notes:
Dashkumarcharitam was composed by Dandin, who was a Sanskrit author of prose romances and expounder on poetics in the 6th-7th century. Both Bharavi and Dandin, the authors of Kiratarjuniyam and Dasakumarcharitam respectively, lived in the Pallava court.
9. Who among the following author composed Krityakalpataru?
[A] Lakshmidhara
[B] Bhoja
[C] Shri Harsha
[D] Ballal Sena
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Correct Answer: A [Lakshmidhara]
Notes:
During the reign of Govindachandra ( ruler of Sena dynasty), his minister Laksmidhara wrote “Kritya Kalpataru”.
10. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted which resolution to protect children in armed conflict?
[A] Resolution 2657
[B] Resolution 2537
[C] Resolution 2347
[D] Resolution 2427
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Correct Answer: D [Resolution 2427]
Notes:
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted Resolution 2427 to protect children in armed conflict. It aimed at providing legal framework for mainstreaming protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children throughout the conflict cycle. The resolution 2427, which won unanimous approval of the 15 members of the council, strongly condemns the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict as well as their re-recruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other forms of sexual violence, and abductions. It demands that all relevant parties immediately put an end to such practices and take special measures to protect children. The resolution also emphasizes the responsibility of all states to put an end to impunity and to investigate and prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious crimes perpetrated against children. The council was chaired by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.