28th March 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
‘Global Multidimensional Poverty Index’ 2018 report is released by:
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Explanation: United Nations Development Programme, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative has recently released Global MPI 2018 Report.
Link:https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-poverty-minimum-income-5644342/
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Explanation: United Nations Development Programme, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative has recently released Global MPI 2018 Report.
Link:https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-poverty-minimum-income-5644342/
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following statements is/are correct about ‘note verbale’:
1. It is a diplomatic communication from one government to another.
2. It releases the report titled ‘Greenhouse Gas Bulletin’.
Choose the correct answer from the following codes:Correct
Explanation:
A note verbale is a diplomatic communication from one government to another, delivered through each other’s diplomatic representatives.
Like many other diplomatic terms, note verbale is French, and literally means a verbal note, because it was meant to be delivered orally to the recipient.
In modern times, it is a written note.
A note verbale is written on the sending entity’s letterhead, and stamped with that entity’s seal, but not signed. It is written in the third person.
Notes verbale are the commonest method of formal diplomatic communication. They are used to convey information or requests of all kinds. However, there are more formal types of diplomatic communication.Incorrect
Explanation:
A note verbale is a diplomatic communication from one government to another, delivered through each other’s diplomatic representatives.
Like many other diplomatic terms, note verbale is French, and literally means a verbal note, because it was meant to be delivered orally to the recipient.
In modern times, it is a written note.
A note verbale is written on the sending entity’s letterhead, and stamped with that entity’s seal, but not signed. It is written in the third person.
Notes verbale are the commonest method of formal diplomatic communication. They are used to convey information or requests of all kinds. However, there are more formal types of diplomatic communication. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements about Global Energy & CO2 Status Report is/are correct:
1. The report is released by International Energy Agency.
2. India has emitted 8% more carbon dioxide in 2018 as compared to previous year.
3. India’s India’s emissions growth this year was higher than that of the United States and China.
Choose the correct answer from the following codes:Correct
Explanation:
Global Energy & CO2 Status Report is released by IEA.
India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 8% rise from last year.
India’s emissions growth this year was higher than that of the United States and China — the two biggest emitters in the world — and this was primarily due to a rise in coal consumption.Incorrect
Explanation:
Global Energy & CO2 Status Report is released by IEA.
India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 8% rise from last year.
India’s emissions growth this year was higher than that of the United States and China — the two biggest emitters in the world — and this was primarily due to a rise in coal consumption. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements about International Energy Agency is/are correct:
1. It was established in 1974 as per framework of the OECD.
2. Its headquarter are situated in Paris.
3. India is its one of the member state.
Choose the correct answer from the following codes:Correct
Explanation:
IEA was established in 1974 as per framework of the OCED.
Its headquarter are situated in Paris.
A candidate country must be a member country of the OECD. But all OECD members are not IEA members (Ex:Chile, Iceland, Israel, Latvia and Slovenia).
It has 30 countries as a member state.
Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Singapore and Thailand are the associate members of IEA.Incorrect
Explanation:
IEA was established in 1974 as per framework of the OCED.
Its headquarter are situated in Paris.
A candidate country must be a member country of the OECD. But all OECD members are not IEA members (Ex:Chile, Iceland, Israel, Latvia and Slovenia).
It has 30 countries as a member state.
Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Singapore and Thailand are the associate members of IEA. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
‘Global Fund organisation’ works to end which of the following diseases:
1. AIDS
2. Japanese Encephalitis
3. Tuberculosis
4. Malaria
Choose the correct answer form the following codes:Correct
Explanation:
Global Fund is a 21st-century partnership organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.Link: https://www.thehindu.com/business/laurus-labs-in-pact-with-the-global-fund/article26646231.ece
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/overview/Incorrect
Explanation:
Global Fund is a 21st-century partnership organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.Link: https://www.thehindu.com/business/laurus-labs-in-pact-with-the-global-fund/article26646231.ece
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/overview/