14 Dec, 2023

1. Consider the following statements regarding the Conference of the Parties (COP):

  1. UNFCCC acts as a framework for international cooperation to combat climate change by limiting average global temperature increases and the resulting climate change and coping with impacts.
  2. United Nations is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2. Recently trade deal negotiation is going on between India and the European Free Trade Association. Consider the following statements regarding the European Free Trade Association (EFTA):

  1. It is an intergovernmental organization that promotes free trade and economic integration between its members.
  2. All the European Union (EU) countries are members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
  3. This key distinction grants each EFTA State the independence to set its own customs tariffs and formulate foreign trade measures autonomously with regard to non-EFTA States.

Which of the statements given above is correct?

3. Consider the following statements about the Global Status Report on Road Safety:

  1. The Global Status Report on Road Safety is annually published by the United Nations.
  2. According to the 2023 report, global road fatalities increased in 2021; however, India experienced a decline in road fatalities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4. Recently the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported five countries in East and Southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the Anthrax disease. With reference to the Anthrax, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a highly infectious disease that is caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria.
  2. It can infect only animals and not humans.
  3. Anthrax is contagious, which means you can catch it from another person like the cold or flu.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5. India is set to launch Vyommitra, a female robot astronaut, into space as part of the ambitious Gaganyaan project. Consider the following statements regarding Vyommitra:

  1. Vyommitra is a half-humanoid AI-enabled female robot.
  2. Because she lacks legs, she is described as a half-humanoid robot.
  3. It has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), New Delhi.

Which of the statements given above are correct?