Answer-(C) ColomboExplanation:
The three-day conference was inaugurated by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and saw participation from South Asia’s top Judges, legal practitioners and academics.
It was established in Sri Lanka in 1991.
SAARC is regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It comprises 3% of world’s area, 21% of world’s population and 3.8% of global economy as of 2015.
2) Chabahar port located in ___________.
(A) Pakistan
(B) Iran
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Iraq
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Answer-(B) IranExplanation:
India has flagged off shipment of wheat for Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar port.
It was flagged off from Kandla port in Gujarat by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani through video conferencing.
3) The UNEP has announced that India will host next Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of Parties 13 (CMS COP13) in year ________.
(A) 2018
(B) 2019
(C) 2020
(D) 2022
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Answer-(D) 2022Explanation:
CMS COP is also known as a Global Wildlife Conference.
CMS is an international treaty concluded under aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), concerned with conservation of wildlife and habits on a global scale. It is commonly abbreviated as Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention.
4) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) is observed every year across India on ________.
(A) October 28
(B) October 29
(C) October 30
(D) October 31
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Answer-(D) October 31Explanation:
To commemorate birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel who had played important role in unifying the country.
In India’s independence struggle, he played a major role in organizing peasants’ movements on Gandhian principles in Bardoli and Kheda in Gujarat and during the Quit India movement.
He is also remembered as Patron Saint of India’s civil servants for establishing modern All-India services. He was posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna, India’s highest Civilian honour, in 1991.
5) The United Nations’s World Cities Day (WCD) is observed every year on _______.
(A) October 28
(B) October 29
(C) October 30
(D) October 31
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Answer-(D) October 31Explanation:
To promote international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.
The theme selected for this year is “Innovative Governance, Open Cities”.
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