20-09-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about G-33:

1. It is a forum of developing countries formed during the Cancun ministerial conference of the WTO.
2. India is a part of the G33, which is a group of 47 developing and least developed countries.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about World Trade Organization (WTO):

1. It has 193 members, accounting for 99% of world trade.
2. It was developed through a series of trade negotiations, or rounds, held under the GATT.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Both Shankhalipi and Brahmi are stylised scripts used primarily for names and signatures.
2. Prominent sites with shell inscriptions are Mundeshwari Temple and the Udayagiri Caves.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. Who was Kumaragupta-I?

5. What is Methane?

6. What is Global Methane Initiative (GMI)?

1. It is an international public-private partnership focused on reducing barriers to the recovery and use of methane as a clean energy source.
2. India is a partner country.

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7. What Is a Green Bond?

8. What is Blue Bonds?

1. Blue bonds are sustainability bonds to finance projects that protect the ocean and related ecosystems.
2. All blue bonds are not green bonds, but all green bonds are blue bonds.

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9. What is Montreal Protocol?

1. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol) is an international agreement made in 1987.
2. It sits under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (the Vienna Convention).

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10. What is the ‘Kigali Amendment’?

1. It was adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol held at Kigali, Rwanda.
2. All amendments and adjustments of the Montreal Protocol, prior to the Kigali Amendment have Universal support.

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