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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.
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?
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?
2017
Exam:UPSC CSE
Paper:Prelims GS
Topic:Polity and<br>Governance
Difficulty:medium

Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India?

  1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
  2. Abolition of untouchability
  3. Protection of the interests of minorities
  4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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?
Q. 44
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UPSC CSE • 2019 • PRELIMS GS
Current Affairs
Medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a ‘Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air’.
  2. The UNCAC is the ever first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
  3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
  4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member states to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?

A

1 and 3 only

B

2, 3 and 4 only

C

2 and 4 only

D

1, 2, 3 and 4

Kepler. Discussing PYQs. Q.no. 44