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With reference to United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), consider the following statements
Select the correct statements
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly do not have the binding forces over the member nations (apart from budgetary measures), pursuant to its Uniting for Peace resolution of November 1950 (resolution 377 (V)), the Assembly may also take action if the Security Council fails to act, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member, in a case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression | Voting in the General Assembly on certain important questions—namely recommendations on peace and security; budgetary concerns; and the election, admission, suspension or expulsion of members—is by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. Other questions are decided by a simple majority | Emergency special sessions can be called by the Security Council, if supported by at least seven members, or by a majority of Member States of the United Nations. If enough votes are had, the Assembly must meet within 24 hours, with Members being notified at least twelve hours before the opening of the session |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-faces-more-tough-choices-at-unsc-ungaover-ukraine/article65090613.ece
Solution(b)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 |
Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect |
Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly do not have the binding forces over the member nations (apart from budgetary measures), pursuant to its Uniting for Peace resolution of November 1950 (resolution 377 (V)), the Assembly may also take action if the Security Council fails to act, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member, in a case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression | Voting in the General Assembly on certain important questions—namely recommendations on peace and security; budgetary concerns; and the election, admission, suspension or expulsion of members—is by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. Other questions are decided by a simple majority | Emergency special sessions can be called by the Security Council, if supported by at least seven members, or by a majority of Member States of the United Nations. If enough votes are had, the Assembly must meet within 24 hours, with Members being notified at least twelve hours before the opening of the session |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-faces-more-tough-choices-at-unsc-ungaover-ukraine/article65090613.ece
‘SWIFT’ a mechanism often seen in news is related to
Solution(d)
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, legally S.W.I.F.T. SC, is a Belgian cooperative society providing services related to the execution of financial transactions and payments between banks worldwide. Its principal function is to serve as the main messaging network through which international payments are initiated.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/west-unleashes-swift-bans-more-crushing-penalties-on-russia/article65090347.ece?homepage=true
Solution(d)
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, legally S.W.I.F.T. SC, is a Belgian cooperative society providing services related to the execution of financial transactions and payments between banks worldwide. Its principal function is to serve as the main messaging network through which international payments are initiated.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/west-unleashes-swift-bans-more-crushing-penalties-on-russia/article65090347.ece?homepage=true
Which of the following group of countries border Russia?
Solution(c)
Russia is bounded to the north and east by the Arctic and Pacific oceans, and it has small frontages in the northwest on the Baltic Sea at St. Petersburg and at the detached Russian oblast (region) of Kaliningrad (a part of what was once East Prussia annexed in 1945), which also abuts Poland and Lithuania. To the south Russia borders North Korea, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. To the southwest and west it borders Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as Finland and Norway
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-why-did-vladimir-putin-bring-up-the-disintegration-of-the-ussr-prior-to-declaring-war-on-ukraine/article65086877.ece
Solution(c)
Russia is bounded to the north and east by the Arctic and Pacific oceans, and it has small frontages in the northwest on the Baltic Sea at St. Petersburg and at the detached Russian oblast (region) of Kaliningrad (a part of what was once East Prussia annexed in 1945), which also abuts Poland and Lithuania. To the south Russia borders North Korea, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. To the southwest and west it borders Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as Finland and Norway
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-why-did-vladimir-putin-bring-up-the-disintegration-of-the-ussr-prior-to-declaring-war-on-ukraine/article65086877.ece
Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Environment Programme
Choose the correct statements
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
Correct | Correct |
The United Nations Environment Assembly is UNEP’s governing body. Created in 2012 to replace the Governing Council, it currently has 193 members and meets every two years | UNEP hosts the secretariats of several multilateral environmental agreements and research bodies, including The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), The Minamata Convention on Mercury, The Convention on Migratory Species and The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Poluutants. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/tackling-the-plastic-problem/article65090764.ece
Solution(c)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
Correct | Correct |
The United Nations Environment Assembly is UNEP’s governing body. Created in 2012 to replace the Governing Council, it currently has 193 members and meets every two years | UNEP hosts the secretariats of several multilateral environmental agreements and research bodies, including The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), The Minamata Convention on Mercury, The Convention on Migratory Species and The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Poluutants. |
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/tackling-the-plastic-problem/article65090764.ece
With reference to disinvestment in India, consider the following statements
Choose the correct statements
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
Correct | Incorrect |
Proceeds from disinvestment in India form a part of capital receipts in the budget of the Government of India | Disinvestment earnings have varied over the last five years. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/towards-another-milestone-in-the-disinvestment-journey-7793696/
Solution(a)
Statement Analysis:
Statement 1 | Statement 2 |
Correct | Incorrect |
Proceeds from disinvestment in India form a part of capital receipts in the budget of the Government of India | Disinvestment earnings have varied over the last five years. |
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/towards-another-milestone-in-the-disinvestment-journey-7793696/