[Mission 2023] QUIZ : Insights Current Affairs Quiz , 30 June 2022 – INSIGHTSIAS

Solution: d)

WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture:

The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO on January 1, 1995.

It is aimed to remove trade barriers and to promote transparent market access and integration of global markets.

The WTO’s Agriculture Committee oversees implementation of the Agreement and provides a forum for members to address related concerns.

Solution: b)

• The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
• The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.
• It is not concerned with the elections to panchayats and municipalities in the states. For this, the Constitution of India provides for a separate State Election Commission.
• The Constitution has not prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) of the members of the Election Commission.
• The Constitution has not specified the term of the members of the Election Commission.

Solution: d)

In 2015, WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) to work closely with WHO collaborating centres and existing antimicrobial resistance surveillance networks.

It is the first global collaborative effort to standardize AMR surveillance.

As members of GLASS, countries are encouraged to implement the surveillance standards and indicators gradually based on their national priorities and available resources.

Solution: c)

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the cornerstones of ensuring that the ecological costs of infrastructure development are minimal. Prospective projects above a certain size and with a potential to significantly alter the natural environment must be first approved by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) comprising State officers and independent experts. Projects that are even bigger or involve forest land — category A — must be cleared by an expert committee formed by the Centre. SEIAA projects make up the bulk of projects for approval including building and construction, small mining, small industry projects, and are considered ‘less polluting’.

Solution: b)