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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP):
- It is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
- India had played an active role in setting up and functioning of the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre.
- Indian Navy is the nodal agency in India for implementing the ReCAAP.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
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Inspired by: [pib] Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)
Answer: (b)
ReCAAP
- The ReCAAP stands for Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.
- It is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
- The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) was established under the Agreement and was officially launched on 29 November 2006 in Singapore.
- Presently, 20 countries are members of the ReCAAP including Australia, US, Japan, China and Bangladesh (Pakistan is not a member).
- India had played an active role in setting up and functioning of the ReCAAP ISC along with Japan and Singapore.
- The Centre has designated the Indian Coast Guards as the focal point within India for the ReCAAP.
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Inspired by: [pib] Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)
Answer: (b)
ReCAAP
- The ReCAAP stands for Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.
- It is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia.
- The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) was established under the Agreement and was officially launched on 29 November 2006 in Singapore.
- Presently, 20 countries are members of the ReCAAP including Australia, US, Japan, China and Bangladesh (Pakistan is not a member).
- India had played an active role in setting up and functioning of the ReCAAP ISC along with Japan and Singapore.
- The Centre has designated the Indian Coast Guards as the focal point within India for the ReCAAP.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsThe New START Policy often seen in news is related to:
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Inspired by: 2019 Yearbook of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Answer: (b)
New START Policy
- The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) pact limits the number of deployed nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers and is due to expire in 2021 unless renewed.
- The treaty limits the US and Russia to a maximum of 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, well below Cold War caps.
- It was signed in 2010 by former US President Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
- It is one of the key controls on superpower deployment of nuclear weapons.
- If it falls, it will be the second nuclear weapons treaty to collapse under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.
- In February, US withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), accusing Moscow of violating the agreement.
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Inspired by: 2019 Yearbook of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Answer: (b)
New START Policy
- The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) pact limits the number of deployed nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers and is due to expire in 2021 unless renewed.
- The treaty limits the US and Russia to a maximum of 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, well below Cold War caps.
- It was signed in 2010 by former US President Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
- It is one of the key controls on superpower deployment of nuclear weapons.
- If it falls, it will be the second nuclear weapons treaty to collapse under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.
- In February, US withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), accusing Moscow of violating the agreement.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements with respect to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR):
- AMR is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe.
- The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
- Humans or animals mostly become antibiotic-resistant.
- Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
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Inspired by: AWaRe: A WHO tool for safer use of antibiotics
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/aware-a-who-tool-for-safer-use-of-antibiotics/
Answer: (a)
Antimicrobial resistance
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe
- The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
- Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines.
- Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant.
- These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria.
- Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process.
- A growing number of infections – such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and salmonellosis – are becoming harder to treat as the antibiotics used to treat them become less effective.
- It leads to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality.
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Inspired by: AWaRe: A WHO tool for safer use of antibiotics
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/aware-a-who-tool-for-safer-use-of-antibiotics/
Answer: (a)
Antimicrobial resistance
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe
- The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
- Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines.
- Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant.
- These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria.
- Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process.
- A growing number of infections – such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and salmonellosis – are becoming harder to treat as the antibiotics used to treat them become less effective.
- It leads to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsKolhapuris, the sturdy leather footwear that rose from its humble rural origins to occupy the high table of fashion globally, now has a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
The GI tag has been accorded to the selected districts of which of the following states?
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Inspired by: Kolhapuri chappal gets GI Tag
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/kolhapuri-chappal-gets-gi-tag/
Answer: (b)
- The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks has granted the GI tag for Kolhapuris to a large area in Maharashtra and Karnataka, covering four districts in each state.
- The GI tag will open large markets – both domestic and international – to the artisans producing Kolhapuris in Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Dharwad, Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of Karnataka.
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Inspired by: Kolhapuri chappal gets GI Tag
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/kolhapuri-chappal-gets-gi-tag/
Answer: (b)
- The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks has granted the GI tag for Kolhapuris to a large area in Maharashtra and Karnataka, covering four districts in each state.
- The GI tag will open large markets – both domestic and international – to the artisans producing Kolhapuris in Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Dharwad, Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of Karnataka.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
- A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
- Recently, a private member’s bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Inspired by: CSP 2017
Answer: (d)
Private Member
- A Member of the Parliament who is not a Minister (i.e. not a member of the Government) is regarded as a Private Member. A Bill introduced in either house of Parliament by any such Member of Parliament is called a Private Members’ Bill; Bills introduced by Ministers are called Government Bills.
- Around 14 private member’s bills have been passed since independence.
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Inspired by: CSP 2017
Answer: (d)
Private Member
- A Member of the Parliament who is not a Minister (i.e. not a member of the Government) is regarded as a Private Member. A Bill introduced in either house of Parliament by any such Member of Parliament is called a Private Members’ Bill; Bills introduced by Ministers are called Government Bills.
- Around 14 private member’s bills have been passed since independence.
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