Current Affairs Question - 01 March 2019

Consider the following statements vis-à-vis Geneva Convention:

1. Implementation of provisions of the Geneva Convention is monitored by the United Nations.
2. The provisions of the Geneva Convention are only applicable in case of War.

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Consider the following statements vis-à-vis Geneva Convention?

1. POW has to be released by the country concerned within 6 months.
2. The country that has captured the POW can send him/ her only with an Agreement signed by the country to which POW belongs.

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Consider the following statements about the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC):

1. It is an intergovernmental humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland,
2. ICRC has won the Nobel Peace prize thrice.
3. The legal mandate of the ICRC stems from the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, as well as its own Statutes.

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Consider the following statements:

1. QRSAM is an indigenously built missile that can be deployed by the Army only.
2. QRSAM is more effective against low flying aerial targets like Attack Helicopters and Armed Drones.
3. QRSAM uses solid-fuel propellant only.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defense system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
2. Akash flies at supersonic speed, reaching around Mach 2.5.
3. QRSAM is heavier compared to Akash Missile System.

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