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Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (12 January 2016)

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1. Consider the following statements about Alliance of small island states (AOSIS).

1) AOSIS established in 1995.
2) Main purpose of the alliance is to consolidate the voices of small Island developing states (SIDS).
3) The Alliance represents 28% of the developing countries & 20% of the UN’s total membership.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) All of the above
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 2
(d) 3 only

2. Consider the following statements.

1) The secretariat of Man & Biosphere programme is located in Nairobi.
2) Biosphere reserves are areas that are supposed to develop innovative approaches.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements.

1) Climate life is a film, book & digital exhibition project initiated by the copenhagen climate council.
2) Poznan is situated in Norway.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) 1 only
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 2 only

4. Consider the following statements.

1) The first UNFCCC conference of the parties held in Berlin.
2) Most non-Annex-I parties belonged in the higher income group countries.
3) Nusa Dua is situated in Malyasia.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) All of the above
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 3
(d) 1 only

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Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certainwords are printed in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

What is immediately needed today is the establishement of a Wrold Government or an International Federation of mankind. It is the utmost necessity of the world today, and all those persons who wish to see all human beings happy and prosperous naturally feel it keenly.

Of course, at times we feel that many of the problem of our political, social, linguistic and cultural life would come to an end if there were one Govenment all ovet the world. Travellers, businessmen, seekers of knowledge and teachers of righteousness knowvery well that great impediments and obstructions are faced by them when they pass from one country to another, exchange goods, get information, and make an efforts to spread their good gospel among their fellow-men. In the past, religious sects divided one set of people against another, colour of skin or shape of the body set one against the other.

But today when philosophical light has exploded the darkness that was created by religious differences, and when scientific knowledge has flasified the superstitions, they have enabled human beings of all religious views and of all races and colours to come in frequent contactwith one another . It is the governments of various countries that keep poeple of one country apart from, those of another. They create artificial barriers, unnatural distinctions, unhealthy isolation, unnecessary fears and dangers in theminds of common menwho by their naturewant to live in friendshipwith their fellow-men.But all these evilswould cease to exist if there were one Government all over the world.

1. What divides people of a country against another?

(a) Different religions
(b) Different language
(c) Different social and political systems of different people
(d) Government of various countries

2. What is the urgent heed of the world today?

(a) The establishment of an international economic order.
(b) The establishment of a world government.
(c) The creation of a cultural international social order.
(d) The raising of an international spiritual army.

3. What will the world Government be expected to do?

(a) it will arrange for interplanetary contacts
(b) it will end all wars for all time to come
(c) it will bring about a moral regeneration of mankind
(d) it will kill the evil spirit inman