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Question 1061. Which is the official language of the 'Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa?
  1.    English
  2.    French
  3.    Portuguese
  4.    All the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All the above
The official language of the 'Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa is English, French and Portuguese.
Question 1062. The WTO came into being on -
  1.    1st April 1995
  2.    1st April 1994
  3.    1st January 1995
  4.    1st January 1996
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1st January 1995
The WTO began life on 1st January 1995, but its trading system is half a century older.
Question 1063. Which of the following nations were recently suspended with regard to the voting rights by the UNESCO for not paying their dues to it?
1. United States of America
2. Israel
3. Iran
4. Iraq
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
  1.    1, 2, 3 and 4
  2.    1 and 2 only
  3.    2 and 3 only
  4.    3 and 4 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2 only
Two years after they stopped paying their dues to UNESCO, the United States and Israel lost UNESCO voting rights.
Question 1064. Consider the following statements about IAEA -
1. It was set up as the world's Atoms for Peace organization in 1957.
2. The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria.
3. In terms of its Statue, the IAEA reports annually to the UN General Assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1 only
  3.    2 and 3 only
  4.    3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 3
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.
Question 1065. The 3rd meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on 25 September 2014, unanimously resolved.
1. To declare 2015 - 16 as the SAARC year of Cultural Heritage.
2. That Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015 - 16.
3. To promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1 and 3 only
  3.    2 and 3 only
  4.    2 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 3
The SAARC Culture Ministers appraised the meeting on national initiatives on conservation, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, commended the work done by the SAARC Cultural Centre in Colombo in implementation of the SAARC agenda for culture and recognising the financing requirements of cultural development programs, proposed a joint meeting of SAARC Culture Ministers with SAARC Ministers of Finance.
Question 1066. Which of the following are UNESCO recognized world heritage sites?
1. Caves of Ajanta
2. Temples and caves at Ellora
3. Mandapas of Mahabalipuram
4. Caves of Kanheri
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  1.    1 and 4 only
  2.    1, 2 and 3
  3.    1, 3 and 4
  4.    2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2 and 3
Caves of Kanheri is not in the list of UNESCO recognized world heritage sites.
Question 1067. The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into effect in -
  1.    1990
  2.    1993
  3.    1995
  4.    1997
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1995
The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995. One of the youngest of the international organizations, the WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the Second World War.
Question 1068. When was the Montreal protocol assigned to reduce production of Chlorofluorocarbons?
  1.    2001
  2.    1980
  3.    1987
  4.    1994
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1987
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol) is an international agreement made in 1987.
Question 1069. When was Niger Basin Authority established?
  1.    1983
  2.    1981
  3.    1980
  4.    1982
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1980
In 1980, the Niger Basin Authority was created with the mandate of speeding up interstate cooperation in the development of the basin resources.
Question 1070. When did Economic Community of Central African States came into existence?
  1.    1984
  2.    1983
  3.    1982
  4.    1981
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1983
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was established on 18 October 1983.

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