Summits and Conferences in Current Affairs MCQs
1. India Ideas Summit is an annual conference held to promote trade between India and which country?
[A] Japan
[B] Souh Korea
[C] Russia
[D] United States
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Correct Answer: D [United States]
Notes:
The US Chamber of Commerce has recently announced that ‘India Ideas Summit 2020’ is scheduled to be held virtually on July 21-22.
The summit is organised by US India Business Council (USIBC). This year is the 45th annual meeting and will focus on geopolitics in the post-COVID world, technology trends and the future of healthcare, among others. Last year, the Summit was organised in Washington. It brings together scholars, diplomats and think tanks for high-level dialogue on key issues related to India.
2. A webinar titled “Weaves of Maharashtra and Textiles of Odisha” was organized by which organization, along with India Tourism?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Press Trust of India
[C] Press Information Bureau
[D] Central Weaving Institute
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Correct Answer: C [Press Information Bureau]
Notes:
A webinar titled “Weaves of Maharashtra and Textiles of Odisha” was organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) – Mumbai and India Tourism – Mumbai. The key focus of the webinar was on the handlooms & fabrics of Maharashtra and Odisha.
August 7 is celebrated as National Handloom Day in India, to honour the handloom weavers of the nation. August 7 was chosen to mark the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on this day in 1905 to protest against partition of Bengal by the British Government.
3. Which Indian Parliamentarian has attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament?
[A] Venkaiah Naidu
[B] Om Birla
[C] Thambi Durai
[D] Harivansh Narayan Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Om Birla]
Notes:
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has attended the inaugural ceremony of the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).
It is a two-day virtual Conference organized jointly by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva and Parliament of Austria. The programme is supported by United Nations (UN). The theme of the Conference is “Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet.”
4. External Affairs Ministry organised the National Coordination Committee, with which country, for the first time?
[A] Uzbekistan
[B] Kazakhstan
[C] Laos
[D] Turkmenistan
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Correct Answer: A [Uzbekistan]
Notes:
The Union External Affairs Ministry has recently organised the first India-Uzbekistan National Coordination Committee.
The virtual meeting was held to monitor the implementation of mutually agreed projects between India and Uzbekistan. They also reviewed implementation of identified projects under India’s LoC, cooperation between the Gujarat state and Andijan region among others.
5. Which institute is to organise an online International conference on climate change and its impact on Himalayan region?
[A] Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital
[B] IISc, Bangalore
[C] IIT, Guwahati
[D] Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: A [Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital]
Notes:
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital is to organise an online international conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on Water Resources and Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’.
ARIES, an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is organising the conference along with Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University between 14th -16th September 2020.
6. The Economic Ministers consultation meeting of India with which multilateral association was virtually held recently?
[A] BRICS
[B] ASEAN
[C] SAARC
[D] BIMSTEC
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Correct Answer: B [ASEAN]
Notes:
The 17th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultations was held virtually and was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry & Railways.
The virtual meeting was attended by the Trade Ministers of 10 ASEAN countries. The discussion was focused on ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA).
7. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a high-level meet with his counterpart of which country, on the side-lines of SCO meeting?
[A] Pakistan
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The Union Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh attended the country’s first high-level political meet with China amid prevalent border tensions.
This meet has been organised on the side-lines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in the Russian capital Moscow. As per media reports, the Chinese side initiated the meeting attended by the Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe.
8. Where is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-SCO Foreign Ministers Meet scheduled to be held this year?
[A] Beijing
[B] New Delhi
[C] Moscow
[D] Hong Kong
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Correct Answer: C [Moscow]
Notes:
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is representing India at the Foreign ministers Meet of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) to be held at Moscow.
The meeting is hosted by Russian Foreign Minister. The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) would hold a luncheon meeting on the side-lines of the SCO. India has been the fulltime member of SCO since 2017.
9. Who represented India in the virtual Meeting of Labour and Employment Ministers of G-20 nations?
[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Santosh Gangwar
[C] Nirmala Sitharaman
[D] Jitendra Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Santosh Gangwar]
Notes:
Union Labour and employment minister Santosh Gangwar represented India in the virtual Meeting of Labour and Employment Ministers of G-20 nations.
The G20 meet focussed on the G20 Youth Roadmap 2025 and discussed measures to curb the impact of Covid-19 on the Labour market. The meet also identified indicators relating to youth for the first time.
10. Which country hosted the Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity in September 2020?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The ‘Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth’ has been virtually hosted by China.
Union Environment Minister of India Prakash Javadekar has attended the Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue. This was conducted one week before the upcoming United Nation Summit on Biodiversity. It also aims to exchange views on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
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