General Awareness: World: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
4 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on General Awareness: World (General Knowledge). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2002General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q1. Match List-I (Ethnic Community) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Ethnic Community)
List-II (Country)
A. Apatani
1. China
B. Dyak
2. India
C. Dinka
3. Indonesia
D. Uighur
4. Sudan
Explanation
The Apatani are a tribal group of people who live in the Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The Dayak people are indigenous to the island of Borneo, which is divided among Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, and Malaysia. The Dinka people are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. Uyghur refers to a Turkic-speaking people of inner Asia living mostly in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang in northwestern China.
UPSC 2002General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q2. Match List-I (Organisation) with List-II (Headquarters) and select the correct answer using the codes below the lists:
List-I (Organisation)
List-II (Headquarters)
A. International Atomic Energy Agency
1. Brussels
B. International Telecommunication Union
2. Geneva
C. Council of the European Union
3. Paris
D. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
4. Vienna
Explanation
List-I (Organisation) List-II (Headquarters) A. International Atomic Energy Agency
4. Vienna B. International Telecommunication Union
2. Geneva C. Council of the European Union 1. Brussels D. Organisation for Ecnomic Cooperation and Development
3. Paris
UPSC 2002General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q3. "World Development Report" is an annual publication of:
Explanation
The World Development Report (WDR) is an annual flagship publication of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), which is part of the World Bank Group. It provides in-depth analysis of global economic trends, development challenges, and policy recommendations.
UPSC 2002General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a specialized agency of United Nations System of Organisations 2. WIPO has its headquarters at Rome 3. The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement is binding on all WTO members 4. Least developed country members of WTO are not required years from the general date of application of the Agreement Which of these statements are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that promotes intellectual property (IP) rights globally. The TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement is binding on all WTO members as part of their obligations. Statements 2 and 4 are incorrect: WIPO’s headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland, not Rome. Least Developed Countries (LDCs) were initially given a transition period of 10 years (extendable), but not 20 years from the general date of application. The deadline has been extended multiple times, with the current extension until July 1, 2034 for pharmaceutical patents.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2002
(a) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
2
2002
(d) A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3
3
2002
(b) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
4
2002
(d) 1 and 3
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This page covers 4 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on General Awareness: World (General Knowledge), asked from 1996 to 2010. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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