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Consider the following statements regarding the process of appointing and selecting the next Secretary-General of United Nations.

  1. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly (UNGA) upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
  2. Any recommendation to the UNGA regarding the appointment shall be passed by 9 votes including absence of veto.
  3. As per the UNGA process, self-nomination is a legitimate basis to be a candidate for Secretary-General.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A): The accreditation of the WHO by the Green Climate Fund is a landmark move for the health sector in developing nations.

Reason (R): Developing nations often face the highest "climate-health" burden but lack the financial resources to build resilient healthcare infrastructure.

Select the correct answer using the code below:

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In reference to WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) framework, consider the following statements.

  1. The World Health Organization uses a Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) to evaluate how well a country regulates its medicines and vaccines.
  2. It ranges from ML1 (existence of some elements) to ML4 (operating at an advanced level of performance).
  3. India has already achieved WHO Maturity Level 4 (ML4) for both vaccine and medicine regulation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

  1. Developing countries have launched the first-ever Borrowers’ Platform to navigate the global debt crisis.
  2. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will serve as a secretariat to platform.

Select the correct code.

The West Asian countries that border the Mediterranean Sea are:

  1. Turkey
  2. Syria
  3. Lebanon
  4. Jordon

Select the correct code.

Prelims is the most difficult phase. You really need to go much beyond your basic approach. 

The Answers are as below :

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  • 3. (a)
  • 4. (c)
  • 5. (c)
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