Here is Question No. 10 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.
Q10. Consider the following pairs:
International agreement/ Subject set-up
- Alma-Ata Healthcare of the Declaration people
- Hague Convention Biological and chemical weapons
- Talanoa Dialogue Global climate change
- Under 2 Coalition Child rights
Which of the pairs above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: C
- Pair 1 is correctly matched: It was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 1978. It urged all governments, healthcare workers and development workers to promote and protect the primary health of all the people.
- Pair 2 is not correctly matched: There are a series of Hague Conventions on different subjects such as the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, etc. But it is not related to biological and chemical weapons.
- Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Dialogue was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) in Bonn (Germany) in Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy, and to make wise decisions for the collective good.
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