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Polity Miscellaneous (Part-I)

📆 October 24, 2024

Total Questions: 50

21. Which of the following languages is spoken by maximum number of persons in the world? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (b) French
Solution:The languages spoken by the maximum number of people in the world are as follows:
  1. English - 1268 million
  2. Mandarin Chinese - 1120 million
  3. Hindi - 637 million
  4. Spanish - 538 million
  5. French - 277 million
  6. Standard Arabic - 274 million
  7. Russian - 258 million
  8. Portuguese - 252 million
  9. Bengali - 265 million
  10. Standard German - 132 million
  11. Japanese - 126 million

So, among the given options, the correct answer is option (b).

22. Who among the following has been the first person to deliver his speech in Hindi at U.N.O.? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Solution:Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the first Indian to deliver a speech in Hindi at United Nations Assembly. He delivered the speech on 4 October, 1977 as Foreign Minister. During the 69th opening ceremony of United Nations on 27th September, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his speech in Hindi. By doing this, he became the second Prime Minister, and third Indian leader to do so. It is noteworthy that in the year 1988, P.V. Narasimha Rao (the then Foreign Minister) addressed the United Nations session in Hindi.

23. Which one of the following countries is not a member of U.N.O.? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (c) Switzerland
Solution:Switzerland was not a member of the United Nations when this question was asked in 1996. Afterwards, on 10 September, 2002 it became a UN member. Iraq (1945), Namibia (1990), and Libya (1955) were already the members of United Nations before 1996.

24. Which one of the following is the World’s newest country? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) South Sudan
Solution:On 9 July, 2011 South Sudan was created as the newest and 193rd country of the world. Its current capital is Juba.

25. The headquarters of International Court of Justice is situated at: [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) Hague
Solution:The International Court of Justice was established in June, 1945. It is headquartered at Hague (The Netherlands).

26. Prior to Shri R. N. Pathak, two Indian Judges elected to the International Court of Justice were - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (c) B. N. Rau and Nagendra Singh
Solution:

The Judges elected to the International Court of Justice from India are Bengal Narisingh Rau (1952-1953), Nagendra Singh (1973-1988), Raghunandan Pathak (1989-1991) and at present, Dalveer Bhandari (2012-2018). On 20 November, 2017 Judge Dalveer Bhandari was re-elected by the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Security Council as a member of the International Court of Justice for a 9-year (2018-2027) term.

27. In which year the International Labour Organisation was established? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) 1919
Solution:The International Labour Organisation was established in 1919.
It was created as part of the Treaty of Versailles. It is a specialised agency of U.N. and its headquarters is located in Geneva.

28. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]

  1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air.'
  2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
  3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
  4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 4 only
Solution:The protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air, it comes under the United Nations Convention against Transnational organized Crime (UNTOC). Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
The United Nations Convention against corruption (UNCAC) is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Returning Assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly, is included under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Hence option 3 is incorrect.
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member states to assist in the implementation of both conventions UNCAC and UNTOC. Hence option 4 is correct. So, the correct answer is option (c).

29. "Rule of law Index" is released by which of the following? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) World Justice Project
Solution:The world Justice project releases 'Rule of Law Index'. Measuring the rule of law since 2008 the index has been at the forefront of creating social change through information.

30. Which one is not related to United Nations? [(d) Trusteeship Council]

Correct Answer: (b) Amnesty International
Solution:General Assembly, International Court of Justice and Trusteeship Council are the three out of six principal organs of United Nations, but Amnesty International is not related to UN. It is a non-governmental organization with over 7 million members focussed on Human Rights and defending those who are denied justice or freedom.
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