Summits and Conferences in Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 53 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Summits and Conferences in Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
31. The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, which has been postponed recently, was originally scheduled to be held in which country?
[A] Azerbaijan
[B] China
[C] Brazil
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO was initially scheduled to be held from June 29 to July 9, in the Chinese city of Fuzhou, the capital of the country’s Fujian province.
As per the recent announcement of the Education Ministry of China, the 44th session has been postponed to a later date. This unanimous decision has been made in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The date of the postponed session has not yet been announced.
32. Petersberg dialogue, which was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?
[A] World Trade
[B] Climate Action
[C] Economy of Developing Countries
[D] Health emergency
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Correct Answer: B [Climate Action]
Notes:
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar represented India in the recently held eleventh session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue, along with is counterparts from 30 nations. Prior to this, the Minister also participated in an Indo German bilateral meeting through video conference.
This session of the Climate Dialogue is the first virtual Climate Dialogue. The Petersberg Dialogue has been hosted by Germany since 2010 to provide a global forum for informal political discussions on climate negotiations and climate action.
33. Who represented India in the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting held amid the Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Nirmala Sitharaman
[C] Ravi Shankar Prasad
[D] Prakash Javadekar
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Correct Answer: C [Ravi Shankar Prasad]
Notes:
An Extraordinary Virtual G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting was convened recently to discuss the challenges posed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Union Minister Communications and Electronics & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad represented India in the meeting. Digital Ministers of other G20 member also attended the virtual meeting. The G20 Digital Economy Task Force COVID-19 Ministerial Statement was released which ensured global digital measures to tackle the pandemic.
34. What is the theme of the online Contact Group Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in May 2020?
[A] Global Economy
[B] United against COVID-19
[C] Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World
[D] Upholding the Bandung Principles
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Correct Answer: B [United against COVID-19]
Notes:
The online Contact Group Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 2020 was recently held, to discuss the response to the prevalent COVID-19 crisis.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the online Summit, which was hosted by the current Chairman of NAM, President of Republic of Azerbaijan. The theme of the Contact Group Summit was “United against COVID-19”. The event also commemorated the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
35. Which global alliance hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference, to raise funds for Covid-19 response?
[A] G20
[B] G7
[C] European Union
[D] ASEAN
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Correct Answer: C [European Union]
Notes:
The European Union and its partners co-hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference to raise funds to kick-start the global fight against Covid-19, especially to manufacture a vaccine.
The target set by the European Commission for the initial funding was €7.5 billion (8 billion USD). Several world leaders, individuals and organisations participated in the conference and pledged 8 billion USD together. Canada was the highest contributor with $850 million. U.S. did not attend the conference.
36. Which city is the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit 2020?
[A] St. Petersburg
[B] Moscow
[C] Beijing
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: A [St. Petersburg]
Notes:
The video-conference of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was recently held in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India.
SCO has eight member states including namely India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The SCO summit which was scheduled to be held in the month of July, 2020 at the Russian city St. Petersburg is expected to be held as per the schedule.
37. Who represented India in the G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting through Video-conferencing?
[A] Nirmala Sitharaman
[B] Piyush Goyal
[C] S Jai Shankar
[D] Amit Shah
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Correct Answer: B [Piyush Goyal]
Notes:
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal participated in the G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting through Video-conferencing.
The Minister also said in the meeting that India has provided medical supplies to over 120 countries to fight the coronavirus pandemic, out of which 43 countries received them as a grant. He also highlighted that India has been sharing the medical and public health capacity with them via digital technologies.
38. Which association of India recently organised the ‘Digital Summit on Exports’ through video conferencing?
[A] FICCI
[B] CII
[C] NASSCOM
[D] FCI
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Correct Answer: B [CII]
Notes:
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal participated in the Digital Summit on Exports organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
During his address through video- conferencing, the Minister said that he expects the decline in exports to narrow to 8-10 per cent in the month of June. In the month of April, 28 out of 30 major product groups have witnessed huge decline in exports up to 99 per cent.
39. Which country, that currently holds the BRICS Presidency, hosted the Meeting of the BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities?
[A] Brazil
[B] Russia
[C] China
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
Russia, that currently holds the BRICS Presidency, hosted the meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries.
Though the meeting was originally scheduled to be held in Moscow, owing to Covid-19 restrictions, it was held through video conferencing. The Finance Secretary of India Ajay Bhushan Pandey represented India at the meeting. Possibilities of exploring areas of cooperation in tax matters and response of tax authorities were discussed.
40. Which venue was originally scheduled for the 47th G-7 summit 2020, that has been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] France
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
G7 is an association of seven of the world’s largest economies namely the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan. Previously it included Russia and was called the G-8.
The 47th G7 summit was originally scheduled to be held in the month of June 2020, at Camp David, United States. The US President Donald Trump recently announced that he is postponing the 47th summit to September or November. He also suggested to expand the G7 bloc to include India, Australia, South Korea and Russia.
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