Quiz Of the Day


1.  Recently, India had sent a note verbale to Pakistan to ensure that Indian diplomats are treated according to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961. Consider the following statements regarding the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations:
1) Pakistan has not adopted the Vienna convention.
2) The convention offers protection for the diplomats of sending state from any form of arrest and detention in the receiving state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
.

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


2.  The headquarters of the United Nations Nuclear Watchdog - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is located at:

     Paris, France
     Vienna, Austria
     Brussels, Belgium
     Rotterdam, Netherlands


3.  Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently released the SIPRI Yearbook 2020 detailing the nuclear weapons across the globe. In this context, consider the following statements with regard to the global nuclear stockpiles:
1) Only the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council have the nuclear weapons.
2) Russia and United States together possess over 90% of the global nuclear weapons.
3) India’s arsenal of nuclear weapons is larger than that of Pakistan and China.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


     1 and 2 only
     2 Only
     2 and 3 only
     1, 2 and 3


4.  The traditional theatre art of Talamaddale, recently in news, owes its origin to which of the following region?

     Uttar Pradesh
     Assam
     Karnataka
     Gujarat


5.  Recently, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) was launched. In this context, consider the following statements:
1) IGX is aimed at market-driven pricing and to boost consumption by improving availability.
2) Only the domestically produced natural gas will be sold on the IGX.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 only
     2 only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2