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Who, as Secretary DARE and Director General ICAR, addressed a roundtable at the Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue?

  1. A.Dr M. L. Jat
  2. B.Dr B. S. Dwivedi
  3. C.Dr Karim Meredia
  4. D.Dr P. V. Varaprasad

Correct answer

A. Dr M. L. Jat

Explanation

The correct answer is Dr M. L. Jat. He is Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and he addressed the roundtable virtually, speaking in his capacity as President of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India. The other three names are wrong because they are the Academy officials who represented it at the programme itself rather than the office holder in question. Option B, Dr B. S. Dwivedi, is the Secretary of the Academy. Option C, Dr Karim Meredia, is its Foreign Secretary. Option D, Dr P. V. Varaprasad, is the Convener of its International Chapter for the Western Hemisphere. All three were acknowledged in the address, which called for agricultural higher education to be reimagined so that professionals can meet climate change, resource degradation and biodiversity loss.

Read the full article: ICAR Chief M. L. Jat Addresses Borlaug Dialogue Roundtable

Practice Questions

Q1.InternationalMedium

The Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue is organised by which body?

  1. A.The Food and Agriculture Organization
  2. B.The World Food Prize Foundation
  3. C.The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
  4. D.The International Food Policy Research Institute
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Correct answer: B. The World Food Prize Foundation

The roundtable that Dr M. L. Jat addressed was held on the sidelines of the Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue during the World Food Prize Foundation programme at Des Moines in the United States, and he joined it virtually.

Q2.InternationalMedium

With which body did Dr M. L. Jat highlight the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for agricultural cooperation?

  1. A.Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
  2. B.World Food Prize Foundation
  3. C.National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  4. D.Food and Agriculture Organization
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Correct answer: A. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)

Referring to efforts to widen international institutional partnerships, Dr Jat pointed to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CAST, which is expected to open new avenues of cooperation in agricultural research, capacity development and knowledge exchange.

Q3.InternationalEasy

What is the subject of the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between India and New Zealand?

  1. A.Electronic exchange of origin data on trade in goods
  2. B.Mutual recognition of academic degrees
  3. C.Removal of all tariffs on dairy products
  4. D.Joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean
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Correct answer: A. Electronic exchange of origin data on trade in goods

The memorandum deals with how the two customs administrations will share, in advance and in electronic form, the data that establishes where goods were produced, since a certificate of origin is what decides whether a consignment can claim the lower duties available under a trade agreement.

Q5.InternationalMedium

Which Indian body signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on electronic origin data exchange with the New Zealand Customs Service?

  1. A.Directorate General of Foreign Trade
  2. B.Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: B. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

The memorandum concerning the electronic exchange of origin data on trade in goods was signed by the CBIC on behalf of India and by the New Zealand Customs Service on the other side, with CBIC Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi and NZCS Comptroller and Chief Executive Christine Stevenson putting their names to…