Miscellaneous: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Geography)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Miscellaneous (Geography). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2005Geography · Miscellaneous
Q1. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Explanation
Statement (c) is correct: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is an international agreement aimed at regulating the safe transfer, handling, and use of living modified organisms (LMOs), or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), to protect biodiversity and human health. Statements (a), (b) and (d) are incorrect:
The first Meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 23-27, 2004, not in the Philippines. India is a signatory to both the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. It ratified the protocol on January 23, 2003, and actively participates in its implementation. The United States is not a party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, as it has not ratified the agreement.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2005
(c) The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Miscellaneous?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Miscellaneous (Geography), asked from 1999 to 2009. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Miscellaneous (Geography) are available for 6 years, from 1999 to 2009. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
