Current Affairs Question - 22 September 2022

World Watch

Group Of Seven (G7)


Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct about Group of Seven (G7)?

  1. It is an intergovernmental organisation of seven countries that are the world’s most industrialized and developed economies.
  2. It does not have a formal constitution or a fixed headquarters and the decisions taken by leaders during annual summits are non-binding.
  3. It traces its origin to an informal meeting of the Finance Ministers of France, West Germany, the US, Great Britain and Japan (Group of Five) in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.
  4. It was called the G8 after the original seven were joined by Russia in 1997 and it returned to being called G7 when Russia was expelled as a member in 2014 following the latter’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
3 and 4
D
1, 2, 3 and 4

Ecology & Environment

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)


Consider the following statements:

  1. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of a country extends from its coast to about 200 nautical miles or 370 km into the sea, till where it has special rights for exploration. Waters beyond that are known as open seas or high seas.
  2. The high seas comprise nearly 60% of the Earth’s surface.
  3. Typically the focus of mining activity in the high seas has been for gas hydrates, precious metals and other fossil fuel resources.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above
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