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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – December 25-26, 2022 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – December 25-26, 2022 [Mock Test]
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1. Which of the following international groupings has signed Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief partnership?
[A] SCO
[B] ASEAN
[C] QUAD
[D] BRICS
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [QUAD]
Notes:- The Quad grouping decided to expand their scope of partnership with the signing of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) partnership guidelines during a ministerial meeting hosted by the US on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
- QUAD is the grouping of four democracies –India, Australia, the US, and Japan. All the QUAD countries are democratic nations.
- It aims to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
- The idea of Quad was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Finally in 2017, India, Australia, the US and Japan, came together and formed this “quadrilateral” coalition.
2. Consider the following statements:
- Mexico, Kenya, and South Korea are republics.
- Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are all constitutional monarchies.
- European nations—Cyprus, Luxembourg, and Albania—are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] 1, 2 and 3
[D] Only 1 and 2
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Correct Answer: D [Only 1 and 2]
Notes:
Mexico, Kenya, and South Korea are republics, and Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are constitutional monarchies acknowledging the British monarch as head of state. Among European nations, only Cyprus is a Commonwealth member; Luxembourg and Albania are not. Thus, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
3. Consider the following statements regarding the IBSA Dialogue Forum:
- It was formalised by the Brasilia Declaration
- Its permanent executive secretariat is located in South Africa
- It is a trilateral, developmental initiative between India, Brazil and South Africa
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 3
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 1 and 2
[D] 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 1 and 3]
Notes:
Statements 1 and 3 are correct: IBSA was formalised through the Brasilia Declaration in 2003 as a trilateral, developmental initiative between India, Brazil and South Africa. Statement 2 is incorrect as IBSA does not have a permanent executive secretariat or headquarters; it operates through annual summits, and its Fund is managed by UNOSSC.
Originally written on
January 1, 2023
and last modified on
January 1, 2023.
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