2005 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 74: International Relations and Current Affairs

Consider the following statements :

  1. 1.The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome
  2. 2.ISO 9000 relates to the quality management system and standards.
  3. 3.ISO 14000 relates to environmental management system standards.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a1 and 2
b3 only
c2 and 3
dNone

AnswerThe answer is (c).

The International Organization for Standardization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, not Rome, so statement 1 is wrong. ISO 9000 is the family of quality management standards and ISO 14000 the family of environmental management standards, so statements 2 and 3 are right. Remember: 9000 is quality, 14000 is environment.

  • 1. ISO is headquartered in Geneva.
  • 2. ISO 9000 covers quality management systems.
  • 3. ISO 14000 covers environmental management systems.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Statement 1 is false: ISO is in Geneva.
  • (b) Drops statement 2, which is right.
  • (c) Correct: statements 2 and 3.
  • (d) Statements 2 and 3 are right.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.