Q.3. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Middle-Income Trap’ as highlighted in the World Development Report 2024 :
1. The Middle-Income Trap refers to a situation where a country experiences rapid economic growth after reaching middle-income status and successfully transitions to high-income status.
2. According to the World Development Report 2024, if current trends continue, it may take India 75 years to escape the Middle-Income Trap.
3. One of the key challenges for middleincome countries is their over-reliance on capital investment, while innovation and institutional development remain inadequate.
1. The Middle-Income Trap refers to a situation where a country experiences rapid economic growth after reaching middle-income status and successfully transitions to high-income status.
2. According to the World Development Report 2024, if current trends continue, it may take India 75 years to escape the Middle-Income Trap.
3. One of the key challenges for middleincome countries is their over-reliance on capital investment, while innovation and institutional development remain inadequate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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A. 1 and 2 only
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C. 1 and 3 only
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D. 1, 2, and 3
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Q.1. Consider the following statements regarding Debt-for-Development Swaps (DDS), choose the statements given is incorrect :
A. Debt-for-Development Swaps involve creditors forgiving a portion of a country's external debt in exchange for investments in development projects.
B. The debtor country is required to use the forgiven amount exclusively for military and defense spending to ensure national security.
C. These swaps are commonly used to support sectors healthcare, conservation, and like education, environmental infrastructure development.
D. The IMF recently released a framework to guide stakeholders on effectively utilizing DDS to achieve development goals.
A. Debt-for-Development Swaps involve creditors forgiving a portion of a country's external debt in exchange for investments in development projects.
B. The debtor country is required to use the forgiven amount exclusively for military and defense spending to ensure national security.
C. These swaps are commonly used to support sectors healthcare, conservation, and like education, environmental infrastructure development.
D. The IMF recently released a framework to guide stakeholders on effectively utilizing DDS to achieve development goals.
Q.2. With reference to the Pivot to Asia policy of the United States, consider the following statements :
1. It was officially announced during the Obama administration as a strategic shift from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region.
2. The policy aimed primarily at strengthening economic ties with China to counterbalance Russia's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
3. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was one of the key economic components of this policy.
4. The policy led to the establishment of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) as a formal military alliance among the US, India, Japan, and Australia.
1. It was officially announced during the Obama administration as a strategic shift from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region.
2. The policy aimed primarily at strengthening economic ties with China to counterbalance Russia's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
3. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was one of the key economic components of this policy.
4. The policy led to the establishment of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) as a formal military alliance among the US, India, Japan, and Australia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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A. 1 and 3 only
23%
B. 2 and 4 only
46%
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
13%
D. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Q.3. Which of the following are factors responsible for shift towards Minilateralism from Multilateralism ?
A. Rising multipolarity
B. Strategic Alliance
C. Decision Making
D. All of the Above
A. Rising multipolarity
B. Strategic Alliance
C. Decision Making
D. All of the Above
Q.1. Philadelphia Corridor was recently in News and is located between :
A. Israel & Egypt
B. Israel & Lebanon
C. USA & Mexico
D. Bolivia & Argentina
A. Israel & Egypt
B. Israel & Lebanon
C. USA & Mexico
D. Bolivia & Argentina
Q.2. Which of the following U.S. states does not have a coastline along the Gulf of Mexico ?
A. Mississippi
B. Georgia
C. Alabama
D. Louisiana
A. Mississippi
B. Georgia
C. Alabama
D. Louisiana
Q.3. Which of the Following have been included as PARTNER Countries within BRICS ?
1. Belarus
2. Bolivia
3. Cuba
4. Kazakhstan
5. Nigeria
6. Indonesia
7. Turkmenistan
1. Belarus
2. Bolivia
3. Cuba
4. Kazakhstan
5. Nigeria
6. Indonesia
7. Turkmenistan
Which of the following code is the Correct Answer :
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A. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
32%
B. 2,3,4,5,6
26%
C. 1,2,3,4,5
21%
D. 6&7
Q.1.With reference to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), consider the following statements :
1. The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed immediately after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
2. All former Soviet Republics, including the Baltic States, are members of the CIS.
3. The CIS has its own military alliance that functions independently of Russia’s security framework.
4. Ukraine was never a formal member of the CIS but remained a participant in certain agreement
1. The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed immediately after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
2. All former Soviet Republics, including the Baltic States, are members of the CIS.
3. The CIS has its own military alliance that functions independently of Russia’s security framework.
4. Ukraine was never a formal member of the CIS but remained a participant in certain agreement