UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations (Week 29)

1. United States

2. Australia

3. Canada

4. India

5. United Kingdom

How many of the above countries are part of Five Eyes Alliance?

(a) Only two

(b) Only three

(c) Only four

(d) All five

QUESTION 2

With reference to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), consider the following statements:

1. UNCITRAL South Asia Conference, 2023 a flagship event co-hosted by India.

2. The membership of the UNCITRAL is structured to represent different legal traditions and levels of economic development.

3. It maintains close links with international and regional organizations in the field of international trade and commercial law.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 3

The L.69 groupings were in the news. It refers to

(a) Group of developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific (Small Island Developing States)

(b) Eradicating poverty and building capacity to leave no one behind in Africa.

(c) Transform the Least Developing Countries’ economies and enable them to provide minimum standards of nutrition.

(d) Group of countries from Europe providing financial resources for development and capacity-building; and good governance at all levels in Africa.

QUESTION 4

“Hurricane Otis” was in the news recently. It was one of the most powerful storms to hit. In which of the following countries did Hurricane Otis strike?

(a) Argentina

(b) Peru

(c) Canada

(d) Mexico

QUESTION 5

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (c)

FYI:

— Since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged in his country’s Parliament that the Indian government may have “potential links” to the killing of separatist leader Harmeet Singh Nijjar in Canada, the ties between the two countries are under strain.

— “Five Eyes” refers to an intelligence-sharing alliance of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

— According to the Canadian government’s website, “These partner countries share a broad range of intelligence with one another in one of the world’s most unified multilateral arrangements. The Five Eyes agreement stands out from other arrangements because the parties are diverse societies, governed by rule of law and robust human rights and are bonded by a common language. These characteristics aid the partners in sharing information to protect their shared national interests.”

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

2. (c)

FYI:

— United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) plays a key role in developing that framework in pursuit of its mandate to further the progressive harmonization and modernization of the law of international trade.

— UNCITRAL membership is structured to represent different legal traditions and levels of economic development. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— UNCITRAL maintains close links with international and regional organizations, both inter-governmental and non-governmental, that are active participants in the work programme of UNCITRAL and in the field of international trade and commercial law. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

— UNCITRAL South Asia Conference, 2023, a flagship event co-hosted with the Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of India and the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee of India on 14 – 16 September in New Delhi. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Source: uncitral.un.org)

3. (a)

FYI:

— Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agreed to continue working towards reform in the UN Security Council (UNSC) under the framework of the G4 and L.69 groupings as well as by holding regular bilateral coordination meetings.

— The L.69, a group of developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific (Small Island Developing States), also supports UNSC reform.

— The leaders welcomed the increased defence cooperation between India and Brazil including participation in military exercises, exchange of high-level defence delegations, and substantive industry presence in each other’s defence expositions.

— They noted the vital role of biofuels and flex-fuel vehicles in decarbonizing the transport sector, especially in developing nations.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

4. (d)

FYI:

— Mexico’s government said that at least 27 people died due to Hurricane Otis and four others are still missing after one of the most powerful storms to hit the country smashed into the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco early on Wednesday.

— President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the government was working to re-establish power and clean up the devastation wrought by the Category 5 hurricane that tore through the southern state of Guerrero, leaving Acapulco incommunicado.

— Nearly 8,400 members of Mexico’s army, air force and national guard were deployed in and near Acapulco to assist in cleanup efforts, the defense ministry said.

— Otis flooded streets, ripped roofs off homes and hotels and severed communications, road and air access. It led to downed phone service and electricity lines made it hard for officials to quickly assess the extent of the damage.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

5. (a)

FYI:

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

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