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Astana Format

Which of the following best describes ‘Astana Format’ sometimes seen in news?

A
Framework for intra-Syrian peace negotiations.
B
Framework for negotiations on Afghanistan polity and peace process.
C
Forum of EU and UK representatives for hammering out withdrawal agreement of Brexit.
D
A representative body of proposed RCEP members for RCEP negotiations.

UN’s Economic And Social Council

Consider the following about UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):

  1. Apart from economic and social issues ECOSOC also gives recommendations on environment issues.
  2. It engages a variety of stakeholders like policy makers, parliamentarians, business sector representatives and NGOs.

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

RATS – Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure

Consider the following about RATS – Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure recently seen in news:

  1. It is a permanent body of SCO created to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.
  2. It is a policy making and coordinating body and does not concern with staging of exercises on ground.

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

Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Consider the following statements about Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC):

  1. Iran is the only major oil producing country which is not a member of OPEC.
  2. OPEC is concerned mainly with oil which is the reason why Qatar has quit the bloc recently.

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

International Space Station

Consider the following statements with respect to the International Space Station:

  1. The International Space Station launched its first piece in 1998.
  2. The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields
  3. The ISS programme is a joint project between five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), CSA (Canada) and ISRO (India).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only 1
B
1, 2 and 3
C
1 and 22 only2 only
D
2 only

Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma

Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) which was launched into space was in news recently. What is it?

A
Satellite
B
Telescope
C
Space X Module
D
Sun Orbiter

‘AWaRe’ Campaign

Which organization has launched the campaign ‘AWaRe’?

A
Ministry of Human Resources
B
WHO
C
IMF
D
UNDP

Dead Zones

Consider the following statements with respect to Dead Zones:

  1. They are the hypoxic zones in the ocean of such low oxygen concentration.
  2. Dead zones unique to the Gulf of the Mexico

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

Cryptocurrency

Consider the following statements with respect to Cryptocurrency:

  1. It is a form of digital cash that uses encryption technology to make it secure.
  2. People can store their cryptocurrency stashes in virtual wallets.
  3. Cryptocurrency is powered by a technology called blockchain, which functions like an open ledger that gets updated in real time.
  4. Cryptocurrency is secure and non-anonymous.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
1, 2, 3 and 4
B
1, 2 and 3
C
2, 3 and 4
D
1, 3 and 4

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Consider the following given statements in context to recently released Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI):

  1. Global MPI- 2019 is released annually by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).
  2. It defines poor not only on the basis of income, but on other indicators, including poor health, poor quality of work and the threat of violence.
  3. According to the report, about 1.3 billion people are multi-dimensionally poor.
  4. Incidence of multidimensional poverty almost halved between 2005-06 and 2015-16, climbing down to 27.5%, indicating that the number of poor people in India fell by more than 271 million within ten years.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1,3 and 4
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
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