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Q11. UNIDO is a specialized UN agency mandated to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development. 2. UNIDO has its headquarters in Vienna. 3. IFAD is exclusively focused on transforming agriculture, rural economies and food systems. 4. IFAD is primarily a United Nations body for regulating urban capital markets. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. UNIDO is a specialized UN agency for inclusive and sustainable industrial development and is headquartered in Vienna. IFAD's own description focuses it on agriculture, rural economies and food systems. Statement 4 is false because IFAD's mandate is rural transformation, not urban capital-market regulation.
Q21. The World Bank comprises IBRD and IDA. 2. IDA provides non-concessional commercial loans mainly to high-income countries. 3. IBRD provides financial products and policy advice to help countries reduce poverty. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The World Bank comprises IBRD and IDA, and IBRD provides financial products and policy advice for poverty reduction. Statement 2 is incorrect because IDA provides concessional grants and loans to low-income countries, not non-concessional commercial loans to high-income countries.
Q31. The Marrakesh Agreement was signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 15, 1994. 2. The Marrakesh Agreement entered into force on January 1, 1995. 3. The Agreement incorporated the agreements previously negotiated under GATT along with agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round. 4. The WTO Ministerial Conference is required to meet every year. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. The Trade.gov guide gives the signing place/date, entry into force and incorporation of GATT plus Uruguay Round agreements. Statement 4 is false because the Ministerial Conference must be held at least once every two years, not every year.
Q4Consider the following statements about UNCTAD’s work: 1. UNCTAD provides analysis, facilitates consensus-building and offers technical assistance. 2. UNCTAD works mainly with governments. 3. UNCTAD reports only to the UN Security Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: UNCTAD describes analysis, consensus-building and technical assistance, and says it mainly works with governments. Statement 3 is incorrect because UNCTAD reports to the UN General Assembly and ECOSOC, not only to the Security Council.
Q51. AIIB was initially to have an authorized capital stock of $100 billion. 2. Reflecting AIIB's regional character, its regional members were to hold approximately 75 percent of shares. 3. Entry into force of AIIB's Articles of Agreement required instruments from at least 10 signatories with at least 50 percent of the shares allocated. 4. The BIS head office is in Beijing, China. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. AIIB's founding material gives the initial authorized capital stock of $100 billion, regional members holding approximately 75 percent of shares, and the entry-into-force threshold of at least 10 signatories with at least 50 percent of allocated shares. Statement 4 is incorrect because BIS has its head office in Basel, Switzerland, not Beijing.
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61. One WTO function under the Marrakesh Agreement is administering the WTO dispute-settlement process. 2. The WTO provides a forum for further trade negotiations. 3. The WTO works with organizations such as the World Bank and IMF for greater coherence in global economic policy-making. 4. A WTO member may withdraw only after giving twelve months' advance notice to the Director-General. Which of the statements given above are correct?
71. The AIIB Articles of Agreement, dated June 29, 2015, entered into force on December 25, 2015. 2. AIIB began operations in Beijing in 2016. 3. The AIIB is headquartered in Beijing. 4. India was not among the 50 prospective founding members that signed the AIIB Articles on June 29, 2015. Which of the statements given above are correct?
81. Manila was chosen to host the Asian Development Bank. 2. ADB opened on 19 December 1966 with 31 members. 3. The headquarters city of ADB is Tokyo. Which of the statements given above are correct?
91. UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly. 2. UNCTAD's headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. 3. UNCTAD is part of the UN Secretariat and reports to the UN General Assembly and ECOSOC. 4. UNCTAD has no offices outside Geneva. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the World Bank's IBRD services: 1. IBRD offers loans, guarantees, risk management products and knowledge and advisory services. 2. IBRD lends only to the poorest countries through IDA resources. 3. IBRD raises most of its funds in the world's financial markets. Which of the statements given above are correct?
111. NDB may support public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments. 2. NDB membership is open to United Nations members as determined by the Board of Governors. 3. The NDB President is elected from one of the founding members on a rotational basis. 4. The NDB's first regional office is specified as Beijing. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about the World Bank Group and the IMF: 1. A country must first join the World Bank Group to be eligible to join the IMF. 2. The IMF monitors the global economy and member-country economies. 3. The World Bank Group provides financing, policy advice and technical assistance to governments. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about India's link with the 68th APO Governing Body Meeting: 1. The 68th APO Governing Body Meeting hosted by India was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. 2. The meeting was organised by the National Productivity Council under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 3. NPC functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through DPIIT. 4. The 68th APO Governing Body Meeting was organised by NITI Aayog under the Ministry of Finance. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the OECD: 1. The forerunner of the OECD was the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation. 2. The Convention transforming the OEEC into the OECD entered into force on 30 September 1960. 3. The OECD was the forerunner of the OEEC. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about multilateral development institutions and trade governance: 1. IDA was born on 24 September 1960. 2. IFC is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. 3. The New Development Bank's first regional office was opened in India. 4. The WTO Secretariat itself has the decision-making role in the WTO system. Which of the statements given above are correct?