UPSC Quiz- 2019 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 4]

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Q.1) Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) is associated with

1. European Union
2. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
4. None of the above

Q.2) Trade in Value Added (TiVA) database is launched by

1. WTO
2. WEF
3. NAFTA
4. IMF

Q.3) Consider the following statements about European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

1. It operates in parallel with the European Union (EU)
2. The member states participate in the European Single Market
3. All the Nordic countries are members of the EFTA

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.4) Consider the following statements about Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC)

1. It aims to increase the amount of compensation available in the event of a nuclear incident through public funds to be made available by the Contracting Parties on the basis of their installed nuclear capacity and UN rate of assessment
2. India is yet to sign the Convention, because its nuclear liability law is not in conformity with CSC requirements

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Consider the following statements about Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF)

1. It was launched by Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland in collaboration with the World Bank Group
2. It supports developing countries in establishing and implementing market-based climate change mitigation mechanisms by providing results-based financing for proven emission reductions achieved at sectoral level

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2