INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Flashcards
WHAT IS OPERATION BRANCHFORM?
IS A POLICE SCOTLAND INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE FUNDRAISING FRAUD IN THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY (SNP).
UNESCO WAS ESTABLISHED IN?
1945.
HIROSHIMA AI PROCESS( HAP) IS INTRODUCED BY?
IT WILL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH ________AND_______?
G-7 SUMMIT HOSTED IN HIROSHIMA.
OECD (ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT) AND GPAI (GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP IN ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE).
G7 COUNTRIES MEMBERS?
G7 COUNTRIES DRINK (JUICE) AND HAVE (GF)
JAPAN
US
ITALY
CANADA
ENGLAND (UK)
GERMANY
FRANCE
WOMEN 20 OR W-20 GROUPING WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE?
TURKISH PRESIDENCY IN 2015.
FOCUS OF WOMEN 20 GROUPING?
REMOVING BARRIERS TO WOMEN LED DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT.
W20 INDIA TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENCY FROM_____ AND WHEN?
W20 INDONESIA ON 12 DECEMBER 2022.
5 PRIORITY AREAS OF W20 UNDER INDIA’S PRESIDENCY?
1 WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2 WOMEN LEADERSHIP AT GRASSROOTS
3 BRIDGING THE GENDER DIGITAL DIVIDE
4 EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND
5 WOMEN AND GIRLS AS CHANGE MAKERS CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACTION.
GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
UNDP.
GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX FINDINGS?
1 NO IMPROVEMENT IN BIASES AGAINST WOMEN IN A DECADE.
2 HALF OF THE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE STILL BELIEVE MEN MAKE BETTER POLITICAL LEADERS THAN WOMEN.
3 MORE THAN 40% BELIEVE MEN MAKE BETTER BUSINESS EXECUTIVES THAN WOMEN.
4 A STAGGERING 25% OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS JUSTIFIED FOR A MAN TO BEAT HIS WIFE.
AS PER GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY?
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ADOPTED BY UN MEMBER STATES IN 2015 HAS SET A 2030 DEADLINE FOR ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY.
HOW GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX IS CONSTRUCTED?
CONSTRUCTED ON RESPONSE TO SEVEN QUESTIONS FROM THE WORLD VALUES SURVEY WHICH ARE USED TO CREATE SEVEN INDICATORS USING DATA FROM 80 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES.
FOUR KEY DIMENSIONS OF GENDER SOCIAL NORM?
PEEP
1 POLITICAL
2 EDUCATIONAL
3 ECONOMIC
4 PHYSICAL INTEGRITY.
WHAT IS SIPRI?
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO RESEARCH ON CONFLICT, ARMAMENTS, ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.
SIPRI WAS ESTABLISHED IN?
IN 1966 AND IS BASED IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
NINE NUCLEAR ARMED STATES?
RUSSIA
USA
UK
FRANCE
CHINA
INDIA
PAKISTAN
NORTH KOREA
ISRAEL.
TOTAL NUCLEAR STOCKPILES IN 2023 IN RUSSIA, USA, INDIA, CHINA AND PAKISTAN?
RUSSIA 4489
USA 3708
CHINA 410
PAKISTAN 170
INDIA 164
WHAT IS ASAR PANDRA?
IT IS NATIONAL PADDY DAY CELEBRATED IN NEPAL ON JUNE 30.
WHY IS NATIONAL PADDY DAY CELEBRATED? IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS_________.
THE DAY COMMEMORATES SAINT PATRICK AND THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIANITY IN IRELAND, AND, BY EXTENSION, CELEBRATES THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE IRISH IN GENERAL.
AKA SAINT PATRICK DAY.
WHAT IS AVIA AND IT’S AIM?
ASIA VIDEO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
AIM TO MAKE VIDEO INDUSTRY STRONGER AND HEALTHIER THROUGH PROMOTING INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBER.
ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX 2023 IS RELEASED BY?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN COLLABORATION WITH ACCENTURE.
WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS ARE RELEASED BY?
QS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS.
RANKING CRITERIA FOR QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS?
1 ACADEMIC REPUTATION (30 PERCENT)
2 CITATIONS PER FACULTY (20 PERCENT)
3 EMPLOYER REPUTATION (15 PERCENT)
4 FACULTY STUDENT RATIO (10 PERCENT)
5 INTERNATIONAL FACULTY RATIO (5 PERCENT)
6 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RATIO (5 PERCENT)
7 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK (5 PERCENT)
8 EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES (5 PERCENT) AND
9 SUSTAINABILITY (5 PERCENT).
GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX IS RELEASED BY?
UNDP AND OXFORD POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. (OPHI)
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY UNDER GLOBAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX?
● HEALTH:-
- 1 NUTRITION (1/6)
- 2 CHILD MORTALITY (1/6)
● EDUCATION:-
-1 YEARS OF SCHOOLING (1/6)
- 2 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (1/6)
● LIVING STANDARDS:-
-1 COOKING FUEL (1/18)
- 2 SANITATION (1/18)
- 3 DRINKING WATER (1/18)
- 4 ELECTRICITY (1/18)
- 5 HOUSING (1/18)
- 6 ASSETS (1/18).
BASTILLE DAY IS CELEBRATED AS NATIONAL DAY OF WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE.
FOREST FIRES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LA PALMA AND CANARY ISLANDS. IN WHICH COUNTRY ARE THEY LOCATED?
SPAIN.
ANTICYCLONE CHARON BROUGHT HEATWAVES IN WHICH CONTINENT?
EUROPE.
THE HEATWAVES CAUSED BY ANTICYCLONE CHARON IS CALLED?
CERBERUS.
GRAND CROSS-LEGION OF HONOUR HAS BEEN CONFERRED TO PM NARENDRA MODI BY WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE. IT IS THE HIGHEST FRENCH DECORATION.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED COMMUNICATION BLACKOUTS?
SUDAN.
WHAT IS TAIWAN’s NEW SOUTHBOUND POLICY?
○ INTRODUCED IN 2016 IS A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXPAND TAIWAN’s PRESENCE ACROSS INDO PACIFIC.
○ IT IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN TAIPEI’s RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TEN COUNTRIES OF THE ASEAN, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND.
TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN WHICH STATE?
MUMBAI.
WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY?
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD).
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) WAS ESTABLISHED BY_____ AND IN______?
IT IS A PERMANENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL BODY ESTABLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1964.
HEADQUARTERS OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) ARE LOCATED IN?
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
REPORTS PUBLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)?
○ COMMODITIES AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT
○ TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT
○ THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES REPORT
○ INFORMATION AND ECONOMY REPORT
○ TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION REPORT
○ WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT.
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) IS A PART OF THE__________?
UNITED NATION SECRETARIAT AND UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD) REPORTS TO THE___________?
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL.
WATER ALLOCATION PROVISIONS OF THE INDUS WATER TREATY?
THREE WESTERN RIVERS (INDUS, JHELUM AND CHENAB) WENT TO PAKISTAN.
THREE EASTERN RIVERS (RAVI, BEAS AND SUTLEJ) WERE PORTIONED TO INDIA.
HOWEVER INDIA IS PERMITTED TO USE THE WATERS OF THE THE WESTERN RIVERS FOR: DOMESTIC USES, NON- CONSUMPTIVE USE, AGRICULTURAL USE AS SPECIFIED, GENERATION OF HYDRO- ELECTRIC POWER.
INDIA’s STORAGE RIGHT OVER WESTERN RIVERS?
INDIA IS ALLOWED TO HAVE MINIMUM STORAGE LEVEL IN THE WESTERN RIVERS- MEANING IT CAN STORE UP TO 3.75 MAF OF WATER FOR CONSERVATIVE AND FLOOD STORAGE PURPOSES.
EXIT PROVISION UNDER INDUS WATER TREATY?
INDUS WATER TREATY DOES NOT HAVE A UNILATERAL EXIT PROVISIONS AND IS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNLESS BOTH COUNTRIES RATIFY ANOTHER MUTUALLY AGREED PACT.
A TRANSITION PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WAS PERMITTED IN WHICH INDIA WAS BOUND TO SUPPLY WATER TO PAKISTAN FROM EASTERN RIVERS. DURING THIS PERIOD PAKISTAN WAS REQUIRED TO BUILD THE NECESSARY CANAL SYSTEM FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE WATERS OF JHELUM, CHENAB AND THE INDUS ITSELF, AS ALLOCATED TO IT UNDER THE TREATY.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM UNDER INDUS WATER TREATY?
ARTICLE 9 DEALS WITH DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.
STEP 1: QUESTIONS RAISED BY BOTH SIDES CAN BE RESOLVED AT THE PERMANENT COMMISSION.
STEP 2: IN CASE OF UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS OR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES ON WATER SHARING SUCH AS TECHNICAL DIFFERENCES, EITHER SIDE CAN APPROACH THE WORLD BANK TO APPOINT A NEUTRAL EXPERT (NE) TO COME TO A DECISION.
STEP 3: IF EITHER PARTY IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE NE’s DECIDING OR IN CASE OF DISPUTES IN THE INTERPRETATION AND EXTENT OF THE TREATY, MATTERS CAN BE REFERRED TO A COURT OF ARBITRATION.
PAKISTAN RESERVATIONS OVER INDUS WATER TREATY?
○ KISHENGANGA HYDRO ELECTRICITY PROJECT (KHEP).
UNDER THE TREATY, INDIA CAN CONSTRUCT PROJECTS ON THE WESTERN WATER BODIES SUCH AS KISHENGANGA HYDRO ELECTRICITY PROJECT (KHEP).
○ RATTLE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT
IT IS CONSTRUCTED ON CHENAB RIVER BY INDIA.
PAKISTAN HAS REPEATEDLY RAISED CONCERNS OVER ITS DESIGN, INSISTING THAT INDIA WOULD USE THE PROJECT’S RESERVOIR TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL WATER SHORTAGE OR CAUSE FLOODING IN PAKISTAN.