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Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List I List II (Project Supported by (Country) India) A. Mangdechhu 1. Maldives Hydroelectric Project B. Restoration of Stor 2. Afghanistan Palace C. District Hospital at 3. Bhutan Dickoya D. Institute of Security 4. Sri Lanka and Law Enforcement Studies Code: A BE D

Consider the following UN organisations/ agencies : 1: World Food Programme 2. United Nations Children’s Fund 3. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 4. International Labour Organisation How many of the above has/have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice ? (a) 1 (b) 2 () 3 (dd) 4

Match ListI with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists : List I List IT (UN Peacekeeping (Period of Operation) Operation) A. UNMIL 1. 2007-2010 B. MINURCAT 2. 2002 - 2005 Cc. MINUSTAH 3. 2003 - 2018 D. UNMISET 4. 2004-2017 Code: A B C D . @ 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 Z 4 2 () 2 gl 4 3 (d) 2 4 1 3

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists.

Which institution launched the Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific?

Consider statements on IBRD providing loans/guarantees to middle-income countries, working alone to reduce poverty, and its origins in post-WWII reconstruction.

Consider the following infrastructure sectors : 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above does UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) initiative focus for its investments?

Consider the following statements : Statement-! : Recently, the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) have launched the Trade and Technology Council'. Statement-11 : The USA and the EU claim that through this they are trying to bring technological progress and physical productivity under their control. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

With Reference to the “United Nations Credentials Committee”, consider the following statements: 1. It is a committee set up by the UN Security Council and works under its supervision. 2. It traditionally meets in March, June and September every year. 3. It assesses the credentials of all UN members before submitting a report to the General Assembly for approval. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements : 1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status in the non-member States. 2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly. 3. Permanent Observes in the UN General Assembly can maintain missions at the UN headquarters. Road, Patna, Bihar 800001 | Hyderabad - 1st & 2nd Floor, SM Plaza, RTC X Rd, Indira Park Road, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500020 Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements: 1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention. Road, Patna, Bihar 800001 | Hyderabad - 1st & 2nd Floor, SM Plaza, RTC X Rd, Indira Park Road, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500020 2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs: Country Important reason for being in the news recently 1. Chad Setting up of permanent military base by China 2. Guinea Suspension of Constitution and Government by military 3. Lebanon Severe and prolonged economic depression 4. Tunisia Suspension of Parliament by President How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs: International agreement/ set-up Subject 1. Alma-Ata Declaration – Healthcare of the people 2. Hague Convention – Biological and Chemical Weapons 3. Talanoa Dialogue – Global Climate Change 4. Under2 Coalition – Child Rights Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

With reference to Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Quantitative restriction on imports by foreign investors are prohibited. 2. They apply to investment measures related to trade in both goods and services. 3. They are not concerned with the regulation of foreign investment. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements: 1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a ‘Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air’. 2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument. 3. A highly of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly. 4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC. Which of the statements given above are correct?

“Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ?

‘Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and

Consider the following statements: 1. India has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of WTO. 2. TFA is a part of WTO’s Bali Ministerial Package of 2013. 3. TFA came into force in January 2016. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC. 2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The terms ‘Agreement on Agriculture’, ‘Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures’ and ‘Peace Clause’ appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the

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Consider the following countries: 1. Denmark 2. Japan 3. Russian Federation 4. United Kingdom 5. United States of America Which of the above are the members of the ‘Arctic Council ‘?