Which Article of the Constitution of India, cited by the minister at the G20 meeting, prohibits forced labour as a fundamental right?
- A.Article 19
- B.Article 21
- C.Article 23
- D.Article 32
Correct answer
C. Article 23
Explanation
The correct answer is Article 23. Speaking on ending forced labour in global supply chains, the minister said India commitment to eliminating forced labour is absolute and unconditional, and that the Constitution forbids forced labour as a fundamental right enforceable by the Supreme Court. Option A, Article 19, carries the freedoms of speech, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession, not this prohibition. Option B, Article 21, protects life and personal liberty. Option D, Article 32, is the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of fundamental rights, which is the route by which the prohibition is enforced rather than the prohibition itself, and that proximity makes it the strongest distractor. Alongside the Article, remember the two international instruments the minister named, the forced labour conventions of the International Labour Organization numbered twenty-nine and one hundred and five, both ratified by India.
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Practice Questions
In which American city was the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting attended by Piyush Goyal held?
- A.Chicago, Illinois
- B.Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- C.Detroit, Michigan
- D.Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Correct answer: B. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Explanation
The correct answer is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry joined the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting under the United States Presidency. Options A, C and D name other large cities of the American Midwest, close enough geographically to be tempting, but the meeting was not held in any of them. Candidates should fix two further markers along with the city. First, the host of the current G20 Presidency is the United States, and India extended full support to the United Kingdom for the Presidency that follows in 2027. Second, the Indian minister spoke in four sessions at the meeting: on structural excess capacity and production, on updating the Most-Favoured-Nation principle, on ending forced labour in global supply chains, and in the closing session. Pairing the venue with the host country and the next host is the safest way to answer whichever form the question takes.
Which country did India back for the G20 Presidency in 2027 at the Milwaukee meeting?
- A.France
- B.Canada
- C.Republic of Korea
- D.United Kingdom
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Correct answer: D. United Kingdom
Explanation
The correct answer is the United Kingdom, to which India extended its full support for the G20 Presidency that follows the American one. The three wrong options are not random: the Indian minister held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Milwaukee meeting with the Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia, the Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia, the Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France, the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea and the Minister of International Trade of Canada. France, Canada and Korea therefore appear in the same news item, which is exactly why an examiner would place them beside the right answer. Keep the two lists apart in memory: the country taking the next Presidency, and the five countries whose trade ministers India met bilaterally at the venue.
Which of the following did the Indian minister seek at the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting?
- A.Abolition of special and differential treatment for developing countries
- B.Restoration of the two-tier dispute settlement system at the WTO
- C.Replacement of the Most-Favoured-Nation principle with bilateral preference
- D.A new monitoring mechanism for G20 members on labour standards
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Correct answer: B. Restoration of the two-tier dispute settlement system at the WTO
Explanation
The correct answer is the restoration of the two-tier dispute settlement system at the WTO. Speaking on updating the Most-Favoured-Nation principle, the minister said India trade with G20 members rests on a transparent, non-discriminatory and rules-based system, that this treatment guarantees the same terms to the smallest and the largest trader, and that consensus remains central to the organisation. Option A is the opposite of what he urged, since he asked that special and differential treatment be preserved so that developing countries can catch up with developed economies. Option C is also inverted: he defended the Most-Favoured-Nation rule rather than seeking to replace it. Option D contradicts his position on cooperation over forced labour, which he supported only so long as it does not involve monitoring of members, create fresh obligations, or let information become the basis for unilateral trade action.
What was the outcome document agreed upon by the G20 trade ministers?
- A.G20 Statement on the Weaponization of Food through Coercive Trade Actions
- B.G20 Declaration on Fertiliser Security and Supply Chains
- C.Milwaukee Declaration on Rules-Based Multilateral Trade
- D.G20 Framework on Public Stockholding for Food Security
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Correct answer: A. G20 Statement on the Weaponization of Food through Coercive Trade Actions
Explanation
The correct answer is the G20 Statement on the Weaponization of Food through Coercive Trade Actions. The ministers reached consensus on this document and expressed their intent to carry the cooperation forward. Option B is wrong, although fertiliser did come up in the discussion when the Indian minister warned that a fertiliser shortage today could become a food crisis tomorrow. Option C is wrong because the commitment to a rules-based, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and inclusive multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core was part of India’s statement, not the title of the outcome document. Option D is wrong for a similar reason: public stockholding and procurement from small and marginal farmers were among the measures India defended, and they are recognised through the Bali Ministerial Decision and the Geneva Ministerial Declaration. So A is right.
In which American city was the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting attended by Piyush Goyal held?
- A.Chicago
- B.Milwaukee
- C.Mequon
- D.Madison
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Correct answer: B. Milwaukee
Explanation
The correct answer is Milwaukee, in the state of Wisconsin, and the meeting is hosted under the United States G20 Presidency. Option C is the trap in this question: Mequon is also in Wisconsin, but it is where the ministers visited the Rockwell Automation office and factory, not where the meeting itself took place. Option A is wrong because Chicago is in Illinois and has no part in this meeting. Option D is wrong because Madison, though the capital of Wisconsin, is not the venue either. One more detail is easy to mix up: the welcome dinner was hosted at the Milwaukee Art Museum by the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, which again points to Milwaukee as the host city. So B is the answer.