Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System?

A. 78
B. 79
C. 75
D. 74
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Article 75The United Nations shall establish under its authority an international trusteeship system for the administration and supervision of such territories as may be placed thereunder by subsequent individual agreements. These territories are hereinafter referred to as trust territories.

Consider the following statements : 1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC. 2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

The Nuclear Non – Proliferation Treaty came into force in –

A. 1967
B. 1970
C. 1971
D. 1974
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Opened for signature in 1968, the Nuclear Non – Proliferation Treaty entered into force in 1970. On 11 May 1995, the Treaty was extended indefinitely. A total of 191 States have joined the Treaty, including the five nuclear – weapon States.

Which one among the following is the first UN agency to accept Palestine as its full member in October 2011?

A. UNESCO
B. WTO
C. WHO
D. IMF
✅ The correct answer is option A.
On 31 October 2011, following the admission of Palestine to UNESCO, the Minister of Health Fathi Abu Moghli announced that the PLO would also seek membership at the World Health Organization.

On 2nd June 2015 a Conference on Make in India Indigenisation of currency was organised by the department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Who inaugurated the Conference?

A. Governor R. B. I.
B. Finance Minister
C. Prime Minister
D. Finance Secretary
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the conference on ‘Make in India – Indigenization of Currency’ in New Delhi. He underlined the need for indigenization of paper, ink and security features of Indian currency. In this context, he mentioned the beginning of commercial production of higher denomination of bank note paper at SPM, Hoshangabad.