International Day of Democracy, as decided vide a UN General Assembly resolution, is observed on :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)International Day of Democracy → 15 September
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International Organizations/Days: 11 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 11 questions on International Organizations/Days between 2010 and 2025: CDS 8 · CAPF 2 · EPFO (AO/EO) 1. 9 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 0 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Which of the following statements about the Indus Waters Treaty is/are correct ? 1. The term ‗Eastern Rivers‘ means the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi taken together. 2. The term ‗Western Rivers‘ means the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab taken together. Select the answer using the code given below :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Indus Waters Treaty → Eastern Rivers = Sutlej, Beas, Ravi | Western Rivers = Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
Blue Helmets are
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Blue Helmets → United Nations Peacekeepers
UNESCO has been observing February 21 as the International Mother Language Day since 2000. The idea to celebrate the International Mother Language Day was the initiative of which of the following nations ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)International Mother Language Day was the initiative of → Bangladesh
Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT an international human-rights treaty → Declaration on the Right to Development
Which one of the following statements regarding Human Rights is not correct ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Human Rights → NOT correct: the ICCPR was adopted by the UN in 1948
With which one of the following countries, India has signed an MoU under the International Cooperation on Brahmaputra and Sutluj rivers?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)MoU on Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers → China
Which one of the following nations not a member of the Eurasian Economic Union ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT a member of the Eurasian Economic Union → Uzbekistan
BRICS leader signed the agreement to establish a New Development Bank at the summit held in :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)BRICS agreement establishing the New Development Bank → Fortaleza, Brazil (2014)
Consider the following statements about the Convention on the Rights of the Child : 1. This is an international treaty which recognizes the human rights of children up to the age of 14 years. 2. It constitutes a common reference against which progress in meeting human right standards for children can be assessed and results compared. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Convention on the Rights of the Child → a common reference for assessing progress on children's rights | NOT: covers children only up to 14
Which one of the following International Human Rights Instruments has been signed by India but not yet ratified ? [2010-I]
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Signed by India but not yet ratified → Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
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