2015 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I
Question 79: International Relations and Current Affairs
'Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action', often seen in the news, is
aa strategy to tackle the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
ba plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an outcome of the deliberations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
can agenda for women's empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nations
da strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, convened by the United Nations in Beijing in 1995. It is a global agenda for women's empowerment and gender equality, covering areas such as poverty, education, health and violence against women. It is not an SCO, APEC or East Asia Summit document.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The SCO is a security grouping; this declaration is not its terrorism strategy.
- (b) APEC is a trade forum; this is not its plan of action.
- (c) Correct: it is the women's empowerment agenda from the 1995 UN World Conference.
- (d) The East Asia Summit did not make this declaration, and it is not about wildlife trafficking.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.