Questions
Q1. Consider the following statements about “Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences”
1. Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is given by a five-member Committee elected by the Norwegian Parliament
2. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
3. Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, are the winners of 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Q2. Consider the following statements
Assertion (A): The rights of authors of literary and artistic works are protected by copyright, for a minimum period of 50 years after the death of the author.
Reason (R): Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds.
Select the correct answer from codes given below
a) Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are correct, and R is not correct explanation of A
c) A is correct while R is incorrect
d) A is incorrect while R is correct
Q3. Consider the following statements ‘G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance’:
1. G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance is a league of 15 of world’s leading city networks and technology governance organisations that will work towards advancing responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies. Established in June 2019.
2. India has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q4. What is ‘LOTUS-HR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuseplant)’?
a) King and Queen of the Kingdom of the Sweden launched the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR) program.
b) LOTUS-HR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuseplant ) is a joint collaboration of India and Netherlands.
c) LOTUS-HR project was to demonstrate a novel holistic greenary management approaches that will produce clean environment.
Q5. Consider the following statements about ‘Asian Development Bank (ADB)’:
1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank
2. ADB was established on 19 December 1966, headquartered at Manila, Philippines.
3. It is modelled closely on the World Bank and has a unique weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportion with member country’s population.
4. ADB defines itself as a social development organization that is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 4 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
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