International Organisations, Sports Competitions & Chhattisgarh Sports — Practice

Question 1

Name the principal organs of the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

The General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council (suspended operations in 1994), the International Court of Justice at The Hague, and the Secretariat.

Question 2

When and where were the IMF and the World Bank established?

Accepted Answer

At the Bretton Woods conference in the United States in 1944. Both are headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Question 3

Where is the SAARC secretariat and how many members does it have?

Accepted Answer

At Kathmandu, with eight members after Afghanistan joined in 2007. It was founded in 1985, and it has held no summit since 2016.

Question 4

Distinguish the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. (~100 words)

Accepted Answer

The IMF, with 191 members, promotes monetary cooperation and exchange-rate stability, lends to countries with balance-of-payments problems and issues the Special Drawing Right. The World Bank Group, including the IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID, finances development projects and private-sector investment. The WTO, with 166 members and based in Geneva, has governed trade rules since 1995 and settles trade disputes. The first two arose at Bretton Woods in 1944 and are in Washington, while the WTO replaced the GATT.

Question 5

Compare SAARC and BIMSTEC. (~100 words)

Accepted Answer

SAARC, founded in 1985 with eight South Asian members and a secretariat at Kathmandu, has been dormant since 2016, as political tensions blocked its summits. BIMSTEC, with seven members around the Bay of Bengal and a secretariat at Dhaka, excludes Pakistan and links South and Southeast Asia. It held its sixth summit at Bangkok in April 2025 and adopted a vision document for 2030. India therefore increasingly favours BIMSTEC for regional cooperation, though SAARC's structures remain.

Question 6

Name India's individual Olympic gold medallists.

Accepted Answer

Abhinav Bindra in shooting at Beijing 2008 and Neeraj Chopra in javelin at Tokyo 2020. India's hockey team has won eight Olympic golds.

Question 7

What is the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics?

Accepted Answer

An annual state event for traditional games such as kabaddi and kho-kho, meant to bring rural participants and women into sport. The state also gives sports awards on National Sports Day and has announced a new sports policy.

Question 8

Discuss the impact of the WTO on the Indian economy. (~175 words)

Accepted Answer

The WTO, in force from 1995, brought India into a rules-based trading system. Tariffs and quantitative restrictions fell, which increased competition and export opportunity and helped India's services exports. The TRIPS agreement led India to introduce product patents for drugs in 2005, which raised concerns about medicine prices, though safeguards such as compulsory licensing remain. In agriculture, India defends public stockholding and minimum support prices against subsidy limits, citing food security and small farmers' livelihoods, and it has sought a permanent solution at Ministerial Conferences. The dispute settlement system has weakened, since the Appellate Body has not functioned since 2019, which affects smaller economies most. The effects are mixed: gains in trade and services, and tension over farmers' protection and access to affordable medicines. India therefore seeks a fairer agricultural regime and a working dispute system.

Question 9

Evaluate India's role in BRICS and its significance. (~175 words)

Accepted Answer

BRICS began with Brazil, Russia, India and China, South Africa joined in 2010, and the group has expanded since 2024 to about eleven full members with a category of partner countries. It gives India a platform among major emerging economies, a voice on reforming global institutions, and access to the New Development Bank, which finances infrastructure. India holds the chair in 2026 and hosted the 18th summit in New Delhi in September 2026. India's aims are a Global South agenda, reform of the UN Security Council, IMF and World Bank, and trade and digital cooperation. Challenges include differing interests among members, especially India and China, the entry of new members diluting the agenda, and geopolitical tensions. India therefore uses BRICS alongside the Quad and the G20, balancing partnerships across blocs.

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