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The Bali Ministerial Declaration and the ministerial decisions that were adopted on 7 December 2013 contained several issues. Which of the following are related to the Least - Developed Countries?
1. Preferential Rules of Origin for Least - Developed Countries.
2. Operationalized of the Waiver Concerning Preferential Treatment to Services.
3. Duty - Free and Quota - Free (DFQF) Market Access for Least - Developed Countries.
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Answer: Option C
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Which of the following statements regarding the United Nations Peacekeeping Force is/are correct?
1. The first peacekeeping force was sent to Egypt.
2. Peacekeeping force is accountable to the Security Council.
3. First women peacekeeping force was sent by India to Liberia.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
A United Nations peacekeeping mission has three power centers. The first is the Special Representative of the Secretary - General, the official leader of the mission. This person is responsible for all political and diplomatic activity, overseeing relations with both the parties to the peace treaty and the UN member - states in general. They are often a senior member of the Secretariat.
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Which one of the following statements about the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) is/are correct?
1. The TPP was signed by 12 Pacific Rim Nations in the year 2015.
2. The TPP is likely to be a game - changer in global trade as member countries account for about 40% of global GDP.
3. India is a founder member of TPP.
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Answer: Option B
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The Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans - Pacific Partnership Agreement, was a proposed trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States signed on 4 February 2016.
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When was South Sudan admitted to UN as the 193rd member country of UN?
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Answer: Option B
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South Sudan was admitted to UN as the 193rd member country of UN on 13 July 2011.
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When was Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) formed?
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Answer: Option B
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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is a free trade area with twenty - one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into effect in -
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Answer: Option C
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The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995. One of the youngest of the international organizations, the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War.
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WTO came into existence in the year -
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Answer: Option C
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When did Economic Community of Central African States came into existence?
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Answer: Option B
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Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was established on 18 October 1983.
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When was Niger Basin Authority established?
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Answer: Option C
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In 1980, the Niger Basin Authority was created with the mandate of speeding up interstate cooperation in the development of the basin resources.
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When was the Montreal protocol assigned to reduce production of Chlorofluorocarbons?
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Answer: Option C
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The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol) is an international agreement made in 1987.