Lecture 04 | Important Summits and Conferences | UPSC Prelims 2019

Q.1) With reference to ‘India International Science Festival 2018’, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1.It has been organised by NITI Aayog in association with Ministry of Human Resource Development

2.It has been held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Select the correct code:

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Recently, First regional conference on ‘Women in Detention and Access to Justice’ was held. Which of the following department/ministry organised it?

(a)Ministry of Women and Child Development

(b)Bureau of Police Research and Development

(c)National Commission for Women

(d)Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Q.3) ‘Kochi-Muziris Biennale’ is an international exhibition, which pertains to

(a)Culture and Education

(b)Contemporary Art

(c)New Technologies

(d)Agriculture

Q.4) Consider the following statements about ‘Artisan Speak’:

1.It has been organised by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Industries

2.It has been held to showcase the GI textiles of India

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) With reference to ‘Micro Irrigation Conference 2019’, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1.It has been organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

2.Theme of the conference was “Micro Irrigation and Modern Agriculture”

Select the correct code:

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q.6) Consider the following statements in context of ‘Vibrant Gujrat Global Summit’:

1.It has been held every year since its inception

2.Every year 15 countries participate in this summit

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q.7) Consider the following statements in context of ‘Agri-Vision 2019’:

1.It is a document released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

2.Its theme is ‘Envisioning Agro Solutions for Smart and Sustainable Agriculture’

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only

(b)2 only

(c)Both 1 and 2

(d)Neither 1 nor 2