Q.1) Recently the General Assembly of Network for Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC) was held in New Delhi. The NEDAC was established by:
a) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
b) International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
c) International Labour Organisation (ILO)
d) All of the above
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Q.2) Recently the ‘Himalayan State Regional Council’ for the Indian Himalayan region was constituted. With reference to the HSRC, consider the following statements:
- HSRC has been constituted by NITI Aayog.
- HSRC will be the nodal agency for the Sustainable development in the Himalayan Region.
- Some parts of West Bengal and Assam are under the jurisdiction of the HSRC along with other Himalayan States.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All are correct
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Q.3) The Columbus Program, Arusha Declaration and the Kyoto Conventions recently seen in news is related to which of the following global organisation/convention?
a) World Trade Organisation
b) World Customs Organisation
c) UN Environment
d) World Meteorological Organisation
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Q.4) Which of the following does represent the Fundamental Unit of a Physical Quantity?
- Metre
- Kilogram
- Kelvin
- Mole
- Candela
Select the correct alternative:
a) 1, 2, 3, 4
b) 2, 3, 5
c) 1, 2, 4
d) All of the above
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Q.5) Consider the following impacts of the First World War on Indian national movement:
- Between 1911 and 1921, literacy rates as well as the number of literate individuals increased significantly.
- The drain on the Indian economy in the form of cash, kind and loans to the British government came to about 367 million pounds
- Domestic manufacturing sectors such as cotton benefited from the decline in British goods that had dominated the pre-war market
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 only
d) All are correct
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