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2022
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Internatio nal Relations
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements:

  1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status to the non-member States.
  2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly.
  3. Permanent Observers in the UN General Assembly can maintain a mission at the UN headquarters.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?
2015
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Environment
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
  2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.
  3. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
2024
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Internatio nal Relations
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization:

  1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations.
  2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day, and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
  3. The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2018
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Current Affairs/Gener al awareness
Difficulty:medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
  2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
  3. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2022
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Internatio nal Relations
Difficulty:medium

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:

  1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from the baseline determined in accordance with the convention.
  2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea.
  3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q. 32
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UPSC CSE • 2017 • PRELIMS GS
Current<br>Affairs
Medium

With reference to the role of UN-Habitat in the United Nations Programme working towards a better urban future, which of the statements is/are correct?

  1. UN-Habitat has been mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities to provide adequate shelter for all.
  2. Its partners are either governments or local urban authorities only.
  3. UN-Habitat contributed to the overall objective of the United Nations system to reduce poverty and to promote access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.

A

1, 2, and 3

B

1 and 3 only

C

2 and 3 only

D

1 only

Kepler. Discussing PYQs. Q.no. 32