International Organizations

1) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to 'International Seabed Authority (ISA)'?

a) It is based in Kingston, Jamaica.
b) It regulates and control all mineral related activities in the international seabed.
c) It is established by the Law of Sea Convention.
d) All of the above

2) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to 'Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'?

a) It is an Eurasian political, economic and military organization.
b) It is 6 member group which includes Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
c) India and Afghanistan have been accepted as full members during 2015 summit of SCO.
d) 2017 summit of SCO will be held at 'Astana'.

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to 'International Institute of Strategic Studies(IISS)'?

a) It is an independent think tank which annually organizes the 'Shangri-La' Dialogue forum.
b) Shangri-La' Dialogue is a 'Track-One' inter-governmental security forum.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

4) Consider the following statements regarding 'United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) :

i) It monitors the situation in Kashmir.
ii) It was specifically established to observe the ceasefire according to 'Karachi Agreement'.
iii) India and Pakistan do not recognizes it.
iv) Major General Per Lodin has been appointed as its new head.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) All of the above
b) i, ii and iii only
c) i, ii and iv only
d) None of the above

Answers

1) d
2) c, India and Pakistan have been accepted as full members during 2015 summit of SCO in Ufa, Russia
3) c
4) c , India does not recognizes it while Pakistan calls for its expansion.

Foreign Affairs : Update

Part-1

1) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to ' The Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC)' ?

a) It aims at preventing the spread of ballistic missiles.
b) It is a voluntary and legally non- binding multilateral body.
c) India has recently joined this body.
d) None of the above

2) Shangri-La Dialogue is related to which of the following options?

a) Defence and security issues.
b) Non proliferation of nuclear weapons.
c) Asia pacific free trade agreement.
d) Conservation of marine ecosystem.

3) The 'Broad Based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement' refers to official Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks between which of the following countries?

a) India and European Union
b) European Union and United States
c) India and APEC countries
d) United States and China

4) The ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA – often seen in the news – refers to which of the following options?

a) The agreement between Iran and P5+1 on Iran’s nuclear programme.
b) A common roadmap to jointly guide and strengthen the India-EU Strategic Partnership.
c) Non-lethal arms supply agreement between India and the United States.
d) None of the above.

5) With respect to India-EU foreign relations, ‘Agenda for Action – 2020’, is related to which of the following areas?

a) Climate Change
b) Business-to-business linkages.
c) Defence manufacturing and procurement.
d) Cultural contact.

6) Which of the following statements is correct with respect to 'One In One Out' deal signed recently between European Union and Turkey?

a) Europe will resettle one Libyan refugee in the continent for every Syrian refugee returned to turkey from the Greek islands.
b) Europe will resettle one Syrian refugee in the continent for every Libyan refugee returned to turkey from the Greek islands.
c) Europe will resettle one Syrian refugee in the continent for every Syrian refugee returned to turkey from the Greek islands.
d) Europe will resettle one Libyan refugee in the continent for every Libyan refugee returned to turkey from the Greek islands.

Answers

1) d
2) a , Reference : Click Here
3) a
4) a
5) b
6) c

Reference : Shangri-La Dialogue (PIB link)
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Part-2

1) India is not the member or signatory to which of the following organizations or treaty?

i) APEC
ii) Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG)
iii) Non Proliferation Treaty ( NPT)
iv) G8

a) All of the above
b) iii and iv only
c) i,iii and iv only
d) i,ii and iv only

Answers

1) a