Antarctic Treaty - CITES - IWC

Question 1

What was signed for making the Antarctic Continent a demilitarized zone to be preserved for scientific research only?

Answer 1

Antarctic Treaty
* on 1st December 1959
* was signed between 12 countries in Washington
* entered into force in 1961

Question 2

HQ

Answer 2

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Question 3

India entered Antartic Treaty on

Answer 3

1983

Question 4

___ was the first Indian scientific research base station established in Antarctica, as a part of the Indian Antarctic Program

Answer 4

Dakshin Gangotri

Question 5

____ is India’s second permanent research station in Antarctica

Answer 5

Maitri

was built and finished in 1989

Question 6

Maitri is situated on the rocky mountainous region called

Answer 6

Schirmacher Oasis

Question 7

India also built a freshwater lake around Maitri known as

Answer 7

Lake Priyadarshini

Question 8

Antarctic Treaty and related agreements are collectively known as the

Answer 8

Antarctic Treaty System

Question 9

___ is India’s first committed research facility

Answer 9

Bharti

in 2012

is located about 3000 km east of Maitri.

Question 10

An ice-class vessel, it can cut through the thin ice of 40 cm depth and is the first Indian vessel to navigate Antarctic waters :

Answer 10

Sagar Nidhi

2008

Question 11

India launched its first scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean in

Answer 11

2007

Question 12

India has ____ for carrying out studies in disciplines like Glaciology, Atmospheric sciences & Biological sciences

Answer 12

“Himadri” at the Svalbard, Norway in July 2008

Question 13

____is responsible for the country’s research activities in the Polar and Southern Ocean realms.

Answer 13

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)

1998 , located in Goa

Question 14

When the first Indian expedition to Antarctica was made?

Answer 14

1981

Question 15

Which is a versatile ocean observing platform equipped with technologically advanced scientific equipment and related facilities.?

Answer 15

Ocean Research Vehicle (ORV) Sagar Kanya

Question 16

Earlier name of NCPOR

Answer 16

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)

Question 17

___ is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.

Answer 17

International Whaling Commission (IWC)

established in 1946

Question 18

IWC introduced a prohibition on commercial whaling in (?)

Answer 18

1986

Question 19

WHich Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling.?

Answer 19

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

signed in 1946

Question 20

____ is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.

Answer 20

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
* Signed: 3 March 1973
* Effective: 1 July 1975
* HQ : Geneva, Switzerland

Question 21

CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the

Answer 21

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Question 22

World Wildlife Day has been celebrated every year on the

Answer 22

3rd of March

since 2013