INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Flashcards
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WHAT IS OPERATION BRANCHFORM?
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IS A POLICE SCOTLAND INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE FUNDRAISING FRAUD IN THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY (SNP).
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UNESCO WAS ESTABLISHED IN?
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1945.
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HIROSHIMA AI PROCESS( HAP) IS INTRODUCED BY?
IT WILL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH ________AND_______?
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G-7 SUMMIT HOSTED IN HIROSHIMA.
OECD (ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT) AND GPAI (GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP IN ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE).
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G7 COUNTRIES MEMBERS?
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G7 COUNTRIES DRINK (JUICE) AND HAVE (GF)
JAPAN
US
ITALY
CANADA
ENGLAND (UK)
GERMANY
FRANCE
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WOMEN 20 OR W-20 GROUPING WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE?
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TURKISH PRESIDENCY IN 2015.
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FOCUS OF WOMEN 20 GROUPING?
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REMOVING BARRIERS TO WOMEN LED DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT.
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W20 INDIA TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENCY FROM_____ AND WHEN?
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W20 INDONESIA ON 12 DECEMBER 2022.
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5 PRIORITY AREAS OF W20 UNDER INDIA’S PRESIDENCY?
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1 WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2 WOMEN LEADERSHIP AT GRASSROOTS
3 BRIDGING THE GENDER DIGITAL DIVIDE
4 EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND
5 WOMEN AND GIRLS AS CHANGE MAKERS CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACTION.
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GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
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UNDP.
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GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX FINDINGS?
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1 NO IMPROVEMENT IN BIASES AGAINST WOMEN IN A DECADE.
2 HALF OF THE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE STILL BELIEVE MEN MAKE BETTER POLITICAL LEADERS THAN WOMEN.
3 MORE THAN 40% BELIEVE MEN MAKE BETTER BUSINESS EXECUTIVES THAN WOMEN.
4 A STAGGERING 25% OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS JUSTIFIED FOR A MAN TO BEAT HIS WIFE.
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AS PER GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY?
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THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ADOPTED BY UN MEMBER STATES IN 2015 HAS SET A 2030 DEADLINE FOR ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY.
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HOW GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX IS CONSTRUCTED?
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CONSTRUCTED ON RESPONSE TO SEVEN QUESTIONS FROM THE WORLD VALUES SURVEY WHICH ARE USED TO CREATE SEVEN INDICATORS USING DATA FROM 80 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES.
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FOUR KEY DIMENSIONS OF GENDER SOCIAL NORM?
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PEEP
1 POLITICAL
2 EDUCATIONAL
3 ECONOMIC
4 PHYSICAL INTEGRITY.
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WHAT IS SIPRI?
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STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO RESEARCH ON CONFLICT, ARMAMENTS, ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.
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SIPRI WAS ESTABLISHED IN?
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IN 1966 AND IS BASED IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
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NINE NUCLEAR ARMED STATES?
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RUSSIA
USA
UK
FRANCE
CHINA
INDIA
PAKISTAN
NORTH KOREA
ISRAEL.
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TOTAL NUCLEAR STOCKPILES IN 2023 IN RUSSIA, USA, INDIA, CHINA AND PAKISTAN?
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RUSSIA 4489
USA 3708
CHINA 410
PAKISTAN 170
INDIA 164
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WHAT IS ASAR PANDRA?
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IT IS NATIONAL PADDY DAY CELEBRATED IN NEPAL ON JUNE 30.
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WHY IS NATIONAL PADDY DAY CELEBRATED? IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS_________.
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THE DAY COMMEMORATES SAINT PATRICK AND THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIANITY IN IRELAND, AND, BY EXTENSION, CELEBRATES THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE IRISH IN GENERAL.
AKA SAINT PATRICK DAY.
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WHAT IS AVIA AND IT’S AIM?
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ASIA VIDEO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
AIM TO MAKE VIDEO INDUSTRY STRONGER AND HEALTHIER THROUGH PROMOTING INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBER.
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ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX 2023 IS RELEASED BY?
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN COLLABORATION WITH ACCENTURE.
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WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS ARE RELEASED BY?
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QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS.
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RANKING CRITERIA FOR QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS?
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1 ACADEMIC REPUTATION (30 PERCENT)
2 CITATIONS PER FACULTY (20 PERCENT)
3 EMPLOYER REPUTATION (15 PERCENT)
4 FACULTY STUDENT RATIO (10 PERCENT)
5 INTERNATIONAL FACULTY RATIO (5 PERCENT)
6 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RATIO (5 PERCENT)
7 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK (5 PERCENT)
8 EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES (5 PERCENT) AND
9 SUSTAINABILITY (5 PERCENT).
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GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
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UNDP AND OXFORD POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. (OPHI)
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DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY UNDER GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX?
● HEALTH:-
- 1 NUTRITION (1/6)
- 2 CHILD MORTALITY (1/6)
● EDUCATION:-
-1 YEARS OF SCHOOLING (1/6)
- 2 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (1/6)
● LIVING STANDARDS:-
-1 COOKING FUEL (1/18)
- 2 SANITATION (1/18)
- 3 DRINKING WATER (1/18)
- 4 ELECTRICITY (1/18)
- 5 HOUSING (1/18)
- 6 ASSETS (1/18).
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BASTILLE DAY IS CELEBRATED AS NATIONAL DAY OF WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE.
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FOREST FIRES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LA PALMA AND CANARY ISLANDS. IN WHICH COUNTRY ARE THEY LOCATED?
SPAIN.
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ANTICYCLONE CHARON BROUGHT HEATWAVES IN WHICH CONTINENT?
EUROPE.
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THE HEATWAVES CAUSED BY ANTICYCLONE CHARON IS CALLED?
CERBERUS.
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GRAND CROSS-LEGION OF HONOUR HAS BEEN CONFERRED TO PM NARENDRA MODI BY WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE. IT IS THE HIGHEST FRENCH DECORATION.
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WHICH COUNTRY HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED COMMUNICATION BLACKOUTS?
SUDAN.
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WHAT IS TAIWAN's NEW SOUTHBOUND POLICY?
○ INTRODUCED IN 2016 IS A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXPAND TAIWAN's PRESENCE ACROSS INDO PACIFIC.
○ IT IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN TAIPEI's RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TEN COUNTRIES OF THE ASEAN, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND.
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TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN WHICH STATE?
MUMBAI.
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WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD).
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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) WAS ESTABLISHED BY_____ AND IN______?
IT IS A PERMANENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL BODY ESTABLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1964.
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HEADQUARTERS OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) ARE LOCATED IN?
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
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REPORTS PUBLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)?
○ COMMODITIES AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT
○ TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT
○ THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES REPORT
○ INFORMATION AND ECONOMY REPORT
○ TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION REPORT
○ WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT.
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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) IS A PART OF THE__________?
UNITED NATION SECRETARIAT AND UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
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UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) REPORTS TO THE___________?
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL.
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WATER ALLOCATION PROVISIONS OF THE INDUS WATER TREATY?
THREE WESTERN RIVERS (INDUS, JHELUM AND CHENAB) WENT TO PAKISTAN.
THREE EASTERN RIVERS (RAVI, BEAS AND SUTLEJ) WERE PORTIONED TO INDIA.
HOWEVER INDIA IS PERMITTED TO USE THE WATERS OF THE THE WESTERN RIVERS FOR: DOMESTIC USES, NON- CONSUMPTIVE USE, AGRICULTURAL USE AS SPECIFIED, GENERATION OF HYDRO- ELECTRIC POWER.
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INDIA's STORAGE RIGHT OVER WESTERN RIVERS?
INDIA IS ALLOWED TO HAVE MINIMUM STORAGE LEVEL IN THE WESTERN RIVERS- MEANING IT CAN STORE UP TO 3.75 MAF OF WATER FOR CONSERVATIVE AND FLOOD STORAGE PURPOSES.
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EXIT PROVISION UNDER INDUS WATER TREATY?
INDUS WATER TREATY DOES NOT HAVE A UNILATERAL EXIT PROVISIONS AND IS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNLESS BOTH COUNTRIES RATIFY ANOTHER MUTUALLY AGREED PACT.
A TRANSITION PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WAS PERMITTED IN WHICH INDIA WAS BOUND TO SUPPLY WATER TO PAKISTAN FROM EASTERN RIVERS. DURING THIS PERIOD PAKISTAN WAS REQUIRED TO BUILD THE NECESSARY CANAL SYSTEM FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE WATERS OF JHELUM, CHENAB AND THE INDUS ITSELF, AS ALLOCATED TO IT UNDER THE TREATY.
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM UNDER INDUS WATER TREATY?
ARTICLE 9 DEALS WITH DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.
STEP 1: QUESTIONS RAISED BY BOTH SIDES CAN BE RESOLVED AT THE PERMANENT COMMISSION.
STEP 2: IN CASE OF UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS OR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES ON WATER SHARING SUCH AS TECHNICAL DIFFERENCES, EITHER SIDE CAN APPROACH THE WORLD BANK TO APPOINT A NEUTRAL EXPERT (NE) TO COME TO A DECISION.
STEP 3: IF EITHER PARTY IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE NE's DECIDING OR IN CASE OF DISPUTES IN THE INTERPRETATION AND EXTENT OF THE TREATY, MATTERS CAN BE REFERRED TO A COURT OF ARBITRATION.
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PAKISTAN RESERVATIONS OVER INDUS WATER TREATY?
○ KISHENGANGA HYDRO ELECTRICITY PROJECT (KHEP).
UNDER THE TREATY, INDIA CAN CONSTRUCT PROJECTS ON THE WESTERN WATER BODIES SUCH AS KISHENGANGA HYDRO ELECTRICITY PROJECT (KHEP).
○ RATTLE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT
IT IS CONSTRUCTED ON CHENAB RIVER BY INDIA.
PAKISTAN HAS REPEATEDLY RAISED CONCERNS OVER ITS DESIGN, INSISTING THAT INDIA WOULD USE THE PROJECT'S RESERVOIR TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL WATER SHORTAGE OR CAUSE FLOODING IN PAKISTAN.
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BLUESKY, MASTODON AND SUBSTACK NOTES ARE POTENTIAL TWITTER ALTERNATIVES. WHICH OF THEM IS CALLED THE ANTI TWITTER PLATFORM?
MASTODON.
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BIMSTEC WAS ESTABLISHED IN ________ WITH THE SIGNING OF WHICH DECLARATION?
1997 BANGKOK DECLARATION.
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BIMSTEC MEMBER COUNTRIES?
B- BANGLADESH
I- INDIA
M- MYANMAR
S- SRI LANKA
T- THAILAND
E- NEPAL
C- BHUTAN.
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GLOBAL PEACE INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE (IEP).
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MEASUREMENT DOMAINS OF GLOBAL PEACE INDEX?
○ SOCIETAL SAFETY AND SECURITY
○ ONGOING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
○ MILITARIZATION
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RECENTLY RUSSIA STRUCK WHICH UKRAINE PORT AND WHY?
ODESSA- UKRAINE'S LARGEST SEAPORT ON THE BLACK SEA.
STRUCK WITH MISSILES, A DAY AFTER PULLING OUT OF A UN- BACKED BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE.
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WHAT IS UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)?
UPU IS A UNITED NATIONS SPECIALIZED AGENCY AND THE POSTAL SECTOR'S PRIMARY FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
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UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION WAS ESTABLISHED IN WHICH YEAR?
1874.
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HEADQUARTERS OF UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION?
BERNE (SWITZERLAND).
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MEMBERS OF UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION?
MEMBERS- 192 MEMBER COUNTRIES
○ ANY MEMBER COUNTRY OF UN MAY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UPU.
○ NON-UN COUNTRIES CAN JOIN UPU IF APPROVED BY TWO- THIRDS OF ITS MEMBERS.
○ INDIA JOINED THE UPU IN 1876
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COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (CPTPP) CONTEXT AND ABOUT?
UK FORMALLY SIGNED A TREATY TO JOIN IT.
CPTPP REQUIRES COUNTRIES TO ELIMINATE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE TARIFFS AND MAKE STRONG COMMITMENTS TO OPENING SERVICES AND INVESTMENT MARKETS.
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COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS?
○ CANADA 🇨🇦
○ MEXICO 🇲🇽
○PERU 🇵🇪
○ CHILE 🇨🇱
○ JAPAN
○ VIETNAM 🇻🇳
○ MALAYSIA 🇲🇾
○ BRUNEI 🇧🇳
○ SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
○ AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
○ NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿
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GEOPOLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP?
IT IS SEEN AS A BULWARK AGAINST CHINA'S DOMINANCE IN THE REGION.
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BENEFIT OF COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP?
CPTPP WILL CUT TARIFFS FOR UK EXPORTS TO ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES.
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RECENTLY A COUP OCCURRED IN A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA. WHICH IS IT?
NIGER (REPUBLIC OF NIGER 🇳🇪)
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WHAT IS STAPLED VISA?
A STAPLED VISA IS AN UNSTAMPED PIECE OF PAPER THAT IS ATTACHED BY A PIN OR STAPLES TO A PAGE OF THE HOLDER'S PASSPORT, AND CAN BE TORN OFF OR DETACHED AT WILL.
CHINA ISSUES IT TO PEOPLE FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND JAMMU AND KASHMIR.
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WHAT IS FREE MOVEMENT REGIME (FMR) ON INDO-MYANMAR BORDER AND WHEN WAS IT IMPLEMENTED?
FMR IS MUTUALLY AGREED ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES THAT ALLOWS THE TRIBES LIVING ALONG THE BORDER IN EITHER SIDE TO TRAVEL UP TO 16 KM INSIDE THE OTHER COUNTRY WITHOUT A VISA.
IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2018 AS A PART OF THE ACT EAST POLICY.
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LIST OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES WITH MILITARY PRESENCE IN NIGER?
○ FRANCE 🇫🇷
○ UNITED STATES 🇺🇸
○ ITALY 🇮🇹
○ EUROPEAN UNION
○ RUSSIA/WAGNER
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MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY?
31 MEMBER COUNTRIES, 11 ASSOCIATION COUNTRIES.
INDIA IS ONE AMONG THE 11 ASSOCIATION COUNTRIES.
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CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY?
A CANDIDATE COUNTRY TO THE IEA MUST BE A MEMBER COUNTRY OF THE OECD AND IN ADDITION IT MUST DEMONSTRATE SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS AS GIVEN BELOW:
○ 1) CRUDE OIL AND/OR PRODUCT RESERVES EQUIVALENT TO 90 DAYS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR’s NET IMPORTS, TO WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS IMMEDIATE ACCESS (EVEN IF IT DOES NOT OWN THEM DIRECTLY) AND COULD BE USED TO ADDRESS DISRUPTIONS TO GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY.
○ 2) A DEMAND RESTRAINT PROGRAMME TO REDUCE NATIONAL OIL CONSUMPTION BY UP TO 10%.
○ 3) LEGISLATION AND ORGANIZATION TO OPERATE THE COORDINATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURES (CERM) ON A NATIONAL BASIS.
○ 4) LEGISLATION AND MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT ALL OIL COMPANIES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION REPORT INFORMATION UPON REQUEST.
○ 5) MEASURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE CAPABILITY OF CONTRIBUTING ITS SHARE OF AN IEA COLLECTIVE ACTION.
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DEFENSE MINISTER ANNOUNCED THE GIFTING OF INS KIRPAN ALSO KNOWN AS P44 TO?
VIETNAM.
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FOUR PILLARS OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA- UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FRAMEWORK 2023-2027?
○ PEOPLE
○ PROSPERITY
○ PLANET
○ PARTICIPATION
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WHAT IS BLACK SEA GRAIN DEAL?
BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE ALLOWED CARGO SHIPS TO TRAVEL FROM AND TO THREE UKRAINIAN PORTS OF ODESA, CHORNOMORSK AND PIVDENNYI (YUZHNY), AFTER INSPECTION THAT THEY WEREN'T CARRYING ARMS.
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GLOBAL GENDER INDEX REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
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KEY DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL GENDER INDEX REPORT?
○ ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITY
○ EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
○ HEALTH AND SURVIVAL
○ POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
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FUTURE OF JOBS REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
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GLOBAL RISKS REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
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TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
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GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
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WORLD'S LARGEST DEBT SWAP TO CONSERVE OCEANS WAS SIGNED BY?
ECUADOR 🇪🇨.
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WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST DEBT FOR NATURE SWAP?
GABON 🇬🇦.
NOTE- COUP WAS ATTEMPTED IN GABON.
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WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO PRESIDE OVER THE G77?
INDIA WAS THE FIRST NATION TO PRESIDE OVER THE G77 IN NEW YORK.
CHINA IS NOT OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF G77.
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WHAT IS LIPTAKO GOURMA CHARTER?
IT BINDS MALI, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER TO EXTEND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO EACH OTHER IN THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK ON ANY ONE OF THEM.
LIKE NATO.
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NAME COUNTRIES OF G5 SAHEL ALLIANCE JOINT FORCE?
○ MALI, BURKINA FASO AND NIGER (LIPTAKO GOURMA)
○ CHAD
○ MAURITANIA.
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WHAT IS ABRAHAM ACCORDS?
ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE DEAL BROKERED BY USA IN 2020.
SIGNED BETWEEN UAE, BAHRAIN AND ISRAEL.
LATER JOINED BY SUDAN AND MOROCCO.
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YOM KIPPUR WAR?
EGYPT AND SYRIA ATTACK ISRAEL IN YOM KIPPUR WAR.
YOM KIPPUR OR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT IS THE HOLIEST DAY IN JUDAISM.
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WHAT ARE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS AND OSLO ACCORDS?
○ CAMP DAVID ACCORDS LEAD TO EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY IN 1979.
○ OSLO ACCORDS MARK FIRST ISRAEL-PLO AGREEMENT; ENVISION TWO STATE SOLUTION.
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IS INDIA PART OF ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CORPORATION?
NO.
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WHAT IS BALFOUR DECLARATION?
THE BALFOUR DECLARATION WAS A PUBLIC STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN 1917 DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR ANNOUNCING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A "NATIONAL HOME FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE" IN PALESTINE, THEN AN OTTOMAN REGION WITH A SMALL MINORITY JEWISH POPULATION.
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WHAT DOES JUS IN BELLO AND JUS AD BELLUM MEANS?
○ JUS IN BELLO OR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) PROVIDES THE RULES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING AN ARMED CONFLICT.
IHL IS CONTAINED IN CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS OF 1949 AND THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS OF 1977 TO PROTECT CIVILIANS IN WAR.
○ JUS AD BELLUM- UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS OR WHEN CAN COUNTRIES USE FORCE IN THEIR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DURING WAR. IT IS REGULATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER.
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WHAT IS RAFAH CROSSING?
THE RAFAH CROSSING BETWEEN THE GAZA STRIP AND EGYPT IS THE SOLE ROUTE FOR AID TO ENTER GAZA DIRECTLY FROM OUTSIDE ISRAEL AND THE ONLY EXIT THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO ISRAELI TERRITORY.
IT IS IN PALESTINE.
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AGARTALA-AKHAURA RAIL LINK IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO COUNTRIES?
INDIA AND BANGLADESH.
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WHO IS FUNDING THE AGARTALA-AKHAURA RAIL LINK PROJECT?
THE ENTIRE PROJECT COST IS BEING FUNDED BY INDIA.
MINISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EAST REGION (DONER) FUNDED THE WORK ON THE INDIAN SIDE, AND THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FUNDED THE EXPENSE FOR THE BANGLADESH SIDE AS AID TO BANGLADESH.
THE INDIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (IRCON), A PSU UNDER THE INDIAN RAILWAYS, DID THE WORK ON INDIAN SIDE, AND TEXMACO, A PRIVATE INDIAN FIRM, IMPLEMENTED THE WORK ON BANGLADESH SIDE.
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UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 497 (1981) RELATES TO WHAT?
IT DENOUNCED THE ISRAELI ANNEXATION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS AN AREA WHICH IT HAD TAKEN OVER FROM SYRIA DURING THE 1967 SIX DAY WAR, AND DEMANDED THAT THE ANNEXATION LAW BE REPEALED.
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WHAT IS PARIS CLUB?
IT IS AN INFORMAL GROUP OF CREDITOR NATIONS. LENDS MAJORLY TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
INDIA AND CHINA ARE NOT IT'S MEMBERS.
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WHAT IS EMIRATES DECLARATION?
ANNOUNCED AT COP28 IT COMMITS 134 COUNTRIES TO INTEGRATING FOOD INTO THEIR CLIMATE PLANS (NDCs) BY 2025.
THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN UN CLIMATE TALKS THAT COUNTRIES HAVE MADE A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM.
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KEY IMO CONVENTIONS (INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION COUNCIL)?
○ INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA (SOLAS,1974)
○ INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973 AS MODIFIED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 1978 RELATING THERETO AND THE PROTOCOL OF 1997 (MARPOL).
○ INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW) AS AMENDED, INCLUDING THE 1995 AND 2010 MANILA AGREEMENT.
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INDIA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO REPRESENTS____,_____AND____ AT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND BOARD.
○ BANGLADESH
○ BHUTAN
○ SRI LANKA.
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G7 COUNTRIES?
JUICE, GF
● JAPAN
● USA
● ITALY
● CANADA
● ENGLAND (UK)
● GERMANY
● FRANCE
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G8 COUNTRIES?
G7 ➕️ RUSSIA.
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G20 COUNTRIES?
G8 ➕️ Argentina MESSI
● ARGENTINA
● MEXICO
● EUROPEAN UNION
● SAUDI ARABIA
● SOUTH AFRICA
● INDIA
Brazilian ATICS
● BRAZIL
● AUSTRALIA
● TURKEY
● INDONESIA
● CHINA ● SOUTH KOREA
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INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR WAS ESTABLISHED IN AND BY?
ESTABLISHED IN 2000 IN ST PETERSBURG BY IRAN, RUSSIA AND INDIA.
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INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR CONNECTS?
INDIAN OCEAN AND PERSIAN GULF TO THE CASPIAN SEA VIA IRAN, THEN IS CONNECTED TO ST. PETERSBURG AND NORTHERN EUROPE VIA RUSSIA.
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MEMBER COUNTRIES OF INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR?
TIKA² BUS RO
1 TAJIKISTAN
2 TURKEY
3 INDIA
4 IRAN
5 KAZAKHSTAN
6 KYRGYZSTAN
7 AZERBAIJAN
8 ARMENIA
9 BELARUS
10 UKRAINE
11 SYRIA
12 RUSSIA
13 OMAN
BULGARIA AS OBSERVER STATE.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING FRAMEWORK (GCTF)?
THE GCTF WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AS A JOINT INITIATIVE BETWEEN THE US AND TAIWAN.
CURRENTLY TAIWAN, US, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA ARE ITS FULL PARTNERS.
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MEMBERS OF INDO PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK?
◇ MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH THE FOUR LARGEST GDPs
1 INDIA
2 JAPAN
3 SOUTH KOREA
4 USA
◇ COUNTRIES IN OCEANIA
5 AUSTRALIA
6 FIJI
7 NEW ZEALAND
◇ ASEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES MINUS CAMBODIA, LAOS AND MYANMAR.
8 BRUNEI
9 INDONESIA
10 MALAYSIA
11 PHILIPPINES
12 SINGAPORE
13 THAILAND
14 VIETNAM
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MEMBERS OF APEC ARE CALLED?
ECONOMIES (RATHER THAN COUNTRIES OR MEMBER STATES). BECAUSE TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE THE FOCUS OF THE GROUPING.
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ECONOMIES OF ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC) ARE?
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1. CANADA 🇨🇦
2. USA 🇺🇸
3. MEXICO 🇲🇽
4. PERU 🇵🇪
5. CHILE 🇨🇱
6. RUSSIA 🇷🇺
7. JAPAN
8. REPUBLIC OF KOREA 🇰🇷
9. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 🇨🇳
10. CHINESE TAIPEI
11. HONG KONG 🇭🇰, CHINA
12. THE REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭
13. VIETNAM 🇻🇳
14. THAILAND 🇹🇭
15. BRUNEI 🇧🇳 DARUSSALAM
16. MALAYSIA 🇲🇾
17. SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
18. INDONESIA 🇮🇩
19. PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🇵🇬
20. AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
21. NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿.
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1991 SEOUL DECLARATION?
APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES PROCLAIMED THE CREATION OF A LIBERALIZED FREE TRADE AREA AROUND THE PACIFIC RIM AS THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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ASEAN DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING (ADMM) MEMBERS?
ASEAN MEMBERS- TV CLIP of MBBS
🇹🇭 THAILAND
🇻🇳 VIETNAM
🇰🇭 CAMBODIA
🇱🇦 LAOS PDR
🇮🇩 INDONESIA
PHILLIPINES
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA
🇧🇳 BRUNEI
🇲🇲 BURMA (MYANMAR)
🇸🇬 SINGAPORE
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ASEAN DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING PLUS (ADMM ➕️) MEMBERS?
ASEAN MEMBER STATES ➕️ ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERS
ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERS- QUAD COUNTRIES ➕️ SOUTH KOREA 🇰🇷, CHINA 🇨🇳, RUSSIA 🇷🇺, NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿.
QUAD-(AUJI) AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺, USA 🇺🇸, JAPAN, INDIA 🇮🇳.
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WHEN WAS ASEAN ESTABLISHED?
8 AUGUST 1967 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND WITH THE SIGNING OF THE ASEAN DECLARATION (BANGKOK DECLARATION).
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COUNTRIES IN SOUTH ASIA THAT ARE NOT PART OF CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE?
INDIA AND BHUTAN ARE THE ONLY COUNTRIES IN SOUTH ASIA THAT HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE BRI.
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OPEC MEMBER COUNTRIES?
KRILIN SUV EgG AA
🇰🇼 KUWAIT
🇨🇩 REPUBLIC OF CONGO
🇮🇷 IRAN
🇱🇾 LIBYA
🇮🇶 IRAQ
🇳🇬 NIGERIA
🇸🇦 SAUDI ARABIA
🇦🇪 UAE
🇻🇪 VENEZUELA
🇬🇶 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
🇬🇦 GABON
🇩🇿 ALGERIA
🇦🇴 ANGOLA
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OPEC ➕️ MEMBER COUNTRIES?
OPEC ➕️ Bansal's Baking Kitchen SAMOSa BMR
🇧🇭 BAHRAIN
🇧🇳 BRUNEI
🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN
🇸🇸 SOUTH SUDAN
🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA
🇴🇲 OMAN
🇸🇩 SUDAN
🇧🇷 BRAZIL
🇲🇽 MEXICO
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
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WHAT IS BDS (BOYCOTT,DIVESTMENT,SANCTIONS) MOVEMENT?
A PALESTINIAN LED NON VIOLENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISRAEL.
AIMS TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.
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MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT BRIEF REPORT IS RELEASED BY?
WORLD BANK.
