UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz | International Relations (Week 34)

1. It is a treaty that bans nuclear explosions only for peaceful purposes.

2. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996.

3. The headquarters of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) is located in Paris.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 2

Which of the following is not a member of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)?

(a) Yemen

(b) Oman

(c) Fiji

(d) United Arab Emirates

QUESTION 3

Raja-Jooseppi checkpoint was in the news recently. It is a border point located in the middle of the Lapland region which connects:

(a) Finland—Russia

(b) Finland—Norway

(c) Sweden—Norway

(d) Belarus—Russia

QUESTION 4

With reference to the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), consider the following statements:

1. It was established under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

2. The secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur.

3. India was re-elected as AIBD’s president for the third time.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

QUESTION 5

Which country became the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage?

(a) Thailand

(b) Singapore

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Nepal

ANSWERS TO THE MCQs

1. (a)

FYI:

— According to a decree published on the government website, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

— The CTBT is a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.

— It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, it’s still in the ratification stage — 18 countries are yet to ratify (the process by which a state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty). Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— The United States conducted the world’s first successful nuclear weapons test in July 1945. Four years later, the Soviet Union tested their first nuclear weapon.

— The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) was set up in 1996 with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

2. (c)

FYI:

— Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for Regional Cooperation (IORARC), a regional cooperation initiative of the Indian Ocean Rim countries, was established in Mauritius in March 1997.

— It was established with the aim of promoting economic and technical cooperation, including expansion of trade and investment.

— The IORARC Secretariat is located at Port Louis, Mauritius.

— The member states  of IORA include Commonwealth of Australia, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Union of Comoros, French Republic, Republic of India, Republic of Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Madagascar, Malaysia, Republic of Maldives, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of Mozambique, Sultanate of Oman, Republic of Seychelles, Republic of Singapore, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of South Africa, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, United Republic of Tanzania, Kingdom of Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Republic of Yemen.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

(Other Source: http://www.iora.int)

3. (a)

FYI:

— Russia threatened retaliation when Finland joined NATO earlier this year. Hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have arrived at Finland’s border from Russia, hoping to gain entry into the Nordic country.

— The Raja-Jooseppi checkpoint in the Arctic north. It is the northernmost Finland-Russia border point located in the middle of wilderness in the Lapland region, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) from Russia’s Arctic city of Murmansk.

— Finland shares 830-mile (1,340-kilometer) border with Russia.

Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

4. (c)

FYI:

— The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) was founded in August 1977 under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Hence, statement 1 is correct.

— It is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development.

— It is hosted by the Government of Malaysia and the secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

— Full membership of the AIBD is confined to sovereign states and they are invited to designate the broadcasting authority of the country to be the beneficiary.

— The AIBD currently has 26 Full Members (countries), represented by 43 organisations, and 50 Affiliate Members (organisations) with a total membership of 93 representing 46 countries and regions and over 50 partners in Asia, Pacific, Europe, Africa, Arab States and North America.

— India has been elected President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for the third time. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

5. (d)

FYI:

— Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage.

— Nepal formally registered the first case of same-sex marriage, five months after the Supreme Court legalised it, making it the first South Asian country to do so.

— According to Sanjib Gurung (Pinky), president of the Blue Diamond Society, an organisation that works for the rights and welfare of Nepal’s sexual minorities, trans-woman Maya Gurung, 35, and gay Surendra Pandey, 27, their marriage was legally married and registered at Dordi Rural Municipality of Lamjung district in Western Nepal.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

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