राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१५ GS-3

Tobacco is a massive killer, killing half the people who use it. What is also true in this connection ?

(a) India is the largest consumer of tobacco in the world.

(b) As per the report of the Tobacco Control in India (2004) more than 8 lakh people die due to tobacco consumption every year in India.

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Where is Female Genital Mutilation concentrated ?

(a) Europe

(b) Africa

(c) South America

(d) Australia

(e) Middle East Asia

Choose the correct option:

Which of the following is not correct about the 'International Court of Justice'?

Match the following as per Human Development Index of 2014 : 

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) can:

(a) involve voluntary organisations in investigation process.

(b) the committee which recommands persons to be appointed to the NHRC comprises amongst others the leader of opposition from the Lok Sabha only.

(c) complaint to the NHRC may be in Hindi, English or any language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India.

Which of the above statements about NHRC are not correct?

Which of the Indian antisocial customs is eradicated by the 'Civil Rights Protection Act 1955' under the Indian Constitution ?

Consider the statements about corruption :

(a) 'Transparency International is an institution measuring corruption in different
countries.

(b) The institution studied corruption in 175 countries in the year 2014,

(c) India obtained 38 marks out of 100.
(d) India secured 85th rank amongst 175 countries.

(e) Switzerland is the top most
(f) The bottom most is Somalia.

Which of the statements given above is incorrect?

(a) State Governments are empowered to establish such courts.
(b) State Government establishes the courts with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court 
(c) State Government establishes the courts by notification. State Go

(d) For every Human Rights Court, the State Government specifies a Public Prosecutor or appoints an advocate who has been in practice for not less than 8 years.

Which of the above statements are true about the Human Rights Courts in India ? 

What is not true of the UNICEF created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 ?

Consider the following:

(a) ASEAN was established in 1967.

(b) ASEAN summit of 2001 was held at Brunei.

(c) India is a member of ASEAN since the beginning

(d) Central Secretariat of ASEAN is at Singapore.

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Consider the statements about 'ILO (International Labour Organization).

(a) It has been established as a result of treaty of Madrid.

(b) In the beginning it was attached to the League of Nations.

(c) It's aims and objectives are specified in the 'Philadelphia Declaration,

(d) The secretariat of ILO is called 'International Labour Office,

(e) Its training centre is in France.

'Which of the statements given about is/are incorrect? 

Which of the following statements about the National Human Rights Commission are wrong?

(a) The protection of Human Rights Act lays down the rules for appointment to the NHRC.

(b) The chairperson and the members of the Commission are appointed by the President of India,

(c) It is a Constitutional body.

(d) Justice Venkatachaliah was the first Chairman of the Commission.

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What is not an objective of the National Book Trust, India (NBT) ?

(a) to produce good books.

(b) to encourage the publication of good books.

(c) to make books available at moderate prices. 

d) to arrange book fairs and exhibitions..

(e) to maintain exhaustive libraries.

(f) to make the people book minded.

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Match the facts about UNICEF ( United Nations Children's Emergency Fund) with the years in which they happened :  

Which of the following statements about OPEC is incorrect?

(a) The original members of the organization included Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

(b) Later nine other members joined it.

(c) Its headquarters first at Geneva Switzerland was later shifted to Vienna, Australia.

(d) Indonesia, Ecuador and Gabon left the organisation

(e) OPEC does not raise the crude prices without reason and without consulting oil producing companies.

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Amnesty International organisation is working in the field of 'Human Rights' for: .

Consider the following statements :

(a) There are 30 articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

(b) As per article 5 everyone has the right to life, liberty and security.

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Consider the statements regarding SAGQ. (South Asian Growth Quadrangle). (a) SAGQ has been established by SAARC. .

(b) It was established in the year 2000.. :: .: .:

(c) India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh are members of the SAGQ.

(d) The objective of SAGQ is economic development. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Under which section Indian National Human Right Commission' has been given power of 'Su0-moto Enquiry against a public-servant ?

Which one of the following two statements is not correct ?

(a) The International Committee of the Red Cross was established in 1864 at Switzerland. The Red Cross attends to the (war) victims and the victims of the natural disasters.

(b) They also organise HIV/AIDS programmes.

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