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

Current Affairs Based Multiple Choice Questions

1) Which of the following statements is correct with respect to a 'Superbug'?

a) It is strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs.
b) It is a rapidly multiplying computer virus.
c) It can be formed due to unchecked use of antibiotics or by genetic mutation.
d) Both a and c

2) Which of the following statements is correct with respect to a method called 'Geo-targeting'?

a) It is a method of beaming region specific ads.
b) Watermark technology is used to customize programmes.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

3) 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.

4) 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.

Answers

1) d, Example: mcr-1 gene is plasmid of E-coli bacterium shows antibiotic resistance to most of the drugs even to the antibiotic colistin. 
2) c , Organizations like Amagi and US based AMC Networks use this technology.
3) a
4) b , “The Agenda for Action-2020, which emerged from the March 30 talks in Brussels and sets the strategic agenda between India and EU for the next five years, emphasises sub-national and business-to-business linkages.”