Practice Quiz set 5 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) TRIPS is related to which of the following organisations?
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The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members.
Q-2) Which among the following West African nations has been recently declared as Ebola-free by its government and the United Nations?
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United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has declared Mali Ebola-free as no new case was reported in last 42 days.
Q-3) Abdel Fattah el Sisi is sworn as president of?
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Q-4) Which South East Asian country has recently banned surrogacy service to end its flourishing rent-a-womb industry?
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The law will end a rent-a-womb industry that made the Thailand a top destination for fertility tourism.
Q-5) The Dwekh Nawsha is a Christian militia brigade formed to fight against the Islamic State (IS) in which country?
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Nawsha’s objective is to defend Christians and reclaim areas in Ninawa controlled by the IS. Dwekh Nawsha (The Sacrificers) is also known as al-Fedayoon.
Q-6) Which of the following countries has signed two bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements with CBDT?
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into two bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with United Kingdom on 29th January, 2016.
Q-7) Which country was chosen to chair Partnership in Population and Development (PPD) for the year 2015?
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Partnership in Population and Development (PPD) is an inter-governmental body promoting South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population and development.
Q-8) Burkina Faso, which was recently in a news, is a country located in which of the following region?
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Burkina Faso is located in West Africa. People stormed parliament in protest of Burkina Faso’s effort to extend his presidential reign after 27 years rule.
Q-9) The Ufa city, where annual BRICS summit-2015 is scheduled to be held is in which country?
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The BRICS summit-2015 will be held in the Russian city of Ufa in Bashkortostanth.
Q-10) Uva, a place which was recently hit by a landslide, is located in
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Uva, a province in Srilanka, was hit by a landslide recently in which dozen of people were killed.