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With reference to United Nations Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs), consider the following statements:

  1. The 1991 Declaration on Fact-finding provides that the UN Secretary-General can undertake a fact-finding mission only after a specific request from the Security Council.
  2. As a general rule, a fact-finding mission requires the prior consent of the "receiving State" to enter its territory.
  3. Fact-finding reports are primarily aimed at elucidating facts and are not legally binding on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the 'Shaksgam Valley' (Saksham Valley), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a high-altitude region located to the south of the Siachen Glacier.
  2. Shaksgam Valley on the north side of the Karakoram Mountains in western China
  3. The valley is drained by tributaries belonging to the Brahmaputra river system.

Select the correct code.

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Consider the following statements.

  1. Presently, all nuclear fusion reactors operate at or below Greenwald limit.
  2. Recently, Japanese researchers successfully operated the reactor at densities above the Greenwald limit.
  3. Higher density means more fuel particles in a smaller space, leading to more collisions and, ultimately, more fusion power.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Somaliland.

  1. It lies entirely along the Gulf of Aden.
  2. Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland’s independence.

Select the correct code.

Consider the following statements regarding Coffee Production.

  1. Brazil is the largest exporter of Coffee in world.
  2. The Coffee Board is a statutory organization constituted under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  3. Karnataka in India is largest producer.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

The Answers are as below :

  • 1. (b)
  • 2. (a)
  • 3. (b)
  • 4. (c)
  • 5. (b)
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