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In 1992 India signed which of the following Convention (CWC), stating that it did not have chemical weapons and the capacity or capability to manufacture chemical weapons?
A
NPT
B
Biological weapon
C
Chemical Weapons
D
Disarmament
Correct Answer:
Chemical Weapons
A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. West Indies (CWC 1979), India (CWC 1983), Australia (CWC 1987), ? , Sri Lanka (CWC 1996)
A
Australia (CWC 1992)
B
Australia (CWC 1999)
C
England (CWC 1992)
D
Pakistan (CWC 1992)
Which of the following statements are correct?
1. ILO's Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 is convention No. 155.
2. Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161) provides for the establishment of enterpriselevel occupational health services.
3. Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 is Convention No 172.
4. The national policy shall be developed in accordance with the principles of Article 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981.
A
Only 1 and 2 are correct
B
Only 1 and 3 are correct
C
Only 2 and 4 are correct
D
Only 3 and 4 are correct
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 is a fundamental convention of ILO.
2. Conventions are legally binding international treaties that may be ratified by member states.
3. Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 is a fundamental convention of ILO.
4. Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 is a governance convention of ILO.
A
1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
B
1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false
C
2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false
D
3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false
Which of the following core conventions of ILO have been ratified by India?
1. Forced Labour Convention, 1930
2. Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957
3. Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
4. Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948
A
1, 2, 3 and 4
B
2, 3 and 4
C
Both 1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
With reference to 'Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)', consider the following statements :
1. It is an organization of European Union in working relation with NATO and WHO.
2. It monitors chemical industry to prevent new weapons from emerging.
3. It provides assistance and protection to States (Parties) against chemical weapons threats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Directions :
Following question consists of a statement followed by four arguments I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.
Statement :
Should India acquire/manufacture the latest nuclear weapons?
Arguments :
I. Yes. The enemies of India are improving their weapons continuously and it becomes imperative to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
II. No. Instead the money should be diverted to development activities.
III. No. The international community will isolate Indians and this will bring a setback to Indian economy.
IV. No. It will be against our policy of maintaining world peace.
A
Only I is strong
B
Only I and IV are strong
C
Only I, II and IV are strong
D
All are strong
E
None of these
In the following question, ashort passage with one of the lines in thepassage missing and represented by ablank is given. Select the best out of thefive answer choices given, to make thepassage complete and coherent(coherent means logically complete andsound).
There is a fairly universal sentiment thatthe use of nuclear weapons is clearlycontrary to mortality and that itsproduction probably so, does not go farenough. These activities are not onlyopposed to mortality but also to the law.If the legal objection can be added to themoral, the argument against the use andmanufacture of these weapons willconsiderably be reinforced. Now thetime is ripe to evaluate the responsibilityof scientists who knowingly use theirexpertise for the construction of suchweapons, which has a deleterious effecton mankind.
How appropriate it is that all thisvaluable skill should be devoted to themanufacture of weapons of death in aworld of poverty is a question that musttouch the scientific conscience.
A
Almost 50% of the skilled scientific\manpower in the world is now engaged\in the armaments industry.
B
To think that majority of the scientists\are promoting the manufacturing of the\armaments is hurtful.
C
Scientists should use their conscience\before taking up these contracts to\manufacture the weapons of mass\destruction.
D
Scientific manpower is used to the\interests of some selfish and careless\people who want to threaten the\existence of homo-sapiens.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Eight north Indian Ocean countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, were asked to contribute names so that a combined list could be compiled. Each country gave eight names and a combined list of 64 names was prepared. This list is currently in use, and all cyclones arising in the north Indian Ocean are named from this list, with one name from each country being used in turn. Almost 38 or 39 names from the list have been used up, but since many cyclones dissipate long before they hit land, their names rarely figure in the papers or other media. The names that people do know about, and remember are, naturally, those that were most destructive ones, or very recent. Aila, in 2009 is remembered with a shudder for the enormous destruction it caused in West Bengal and Bangladesh; Phaillin, also for the damage it caused when it hit the Odisha coast in 2013. Two harmless cyclones, which also might remain in peoples memory, are the more recent ones of 2014 — Hudhud, which threatened the east coast of India and Nilofar, which was expected to, but did not, devastate the western coast. The names in the cyclone list are usually words one associates with storms; words which mean water or wind or lightning in various national languages. Sometimes they are names of other things — birds or flowers or precious stones. The name Aila, contributed by the Maldives means fire, the name Phaillin from Thailand means sapphire, the name Hudhud from Oman is the name of a bird, probably the hoopoe, and the name Nilofar, given by Pakistan, is the Urdu name of the lotus or water lily. The eight names suggested by India, and which are in the list of 64, are Agni, Akaash, Bijli, Jal, Leher, Megh, Sagar and Vayu, meaning in that order, fire, sky, lightning, water, wave, cloud, sea and wind. Five of these names (that is, up to Leher) have been used so far.
Which country did not contribute to the list of the cyclone names?
A
Oman
B
Pakistan
C
Bangladesh
D
Yemen
Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later "Gandhians", most notably, in India by, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan. Outside of India some of the work of, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. can also be viewed in this light. Understanding the universe to be an organic whole, the philosophy exists on several planes - the spiritual or religious, moral, political, economic, social, individual and collective. The spiritual or religious element, and God, is at its core. Human nature is regarded as fundamentally virtuous. All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development, and of reform. The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi's thought are truth and nonviolence. It should be remembered that the English word "truth" is an imperfect translation of the Sanskrit, "satya", and "non-violence", an even more imperfect translation of "ahimsa". Derived from "sat" - "that which exists" - "satya" contains a dimension of meaning not usually associated by English speakers with the word "truth". There are other variations, too, which we need not go into here. For Gandhi, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth - the Ultimate Reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth) and morality - the moral laws and code - its basis. Ahimsa, far from meaning mere peacefulness or the absence of overt violence, is understood by Gandhi to denote active love - the pole opposite of violence, or "Himsa", in every sense. The ultimate station Gandhi assigns non violence stems from two main points. First, if according to the Divine Reality all life is one, then all violence committed towards another is violence towards oneself, towards the collective, whole self, and thus "self"-destructive and counter to the universal law of life, which is love. Second, Gandhi believed that ahimsa is the most powerful force in existence. Had himsa been superior to ahimsa, humankind would long ago have succeeded in destroying itself. The human race certainly could not have progressed as far as it has, even if universal justice remains far off the horizon. From both viewpoints, non violence or love is regarded as the highest law of humankind.
According to the passage, which of the following statement is not true?
A
Nonviolence is regarded as the highest law of humankind
B
All individuals are believed to be capable of high moral development
C
Violence alone to other is very much self destructive aspect of the universe
D
Love is the universal law of life
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Eight north Indian Ocean countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, were asked to contribute names so that a combined list could be compiled. Each country gave eight names and a combined list of 64 names was prepared. This list is currently in use, and all cyclones arising in the north Indian Ocean are named from this list, with one name from each country being used in turn. Almost 38 or 39 names from the list have been used up, but since many cyclones dissipate long before they hit land, their names rarely figure in the papers or other media. The names that people do know about, and remember are, naturally, those that were most destructive ones, or very recent. Aila, in 2009 is remembered with a shudder for the enormous destruction it caused in West Bengal and Bangladesh; Phaillin, also for the damage it caused when it hit the Odisha coast in 2013. Two harmless cyclones, which also might remain in peoples memory, are the more recent ones of 2014 — Hudhud, which threatened the east coast of India and Nilofar, which was expected to, but did not, devastate the western coast. The names in the cyclone list are usually words one associates with storms; words which mean water or wind or lightning in various national languages. Sometimes they are names of other things — birds or flowers or precious stones. The name Aila, contributed by the Maldives means fire, the name Phaillin from Thailand means sapphire, the name Hudhud from Oman is the name of a bird, probably the hoopoe, and the name Nilofar, given by Pakistan, is the Urdu name of the lotus or water lily. The eight names suggested by India, and which are in the list of 64, are Agni, Akaash, Bijli, Jal, Leher, Megh, Sagar and Vayu, meaning in that order, fire, sky, lightning, water, wave, cloud, sea and wind. Five of these names (that is, up to Leher) have been used so far.
Which name suggested by India has not been used so far?
A
Leher
B
Agni
C
Bijli
D
Vayu