Who is the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) who shared the World Maritime Day roundtable platform with Sarbananda Sonowal?
- A.Kitack Lim
- B.Arsenio Dominguez
- C.Moon Seong-hyeok
- D.Nam Jaeheon
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Explanation
The correct answer is Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation. He was on the roundtable platform with the Indian Minister, who called IMO conventions an operational lighthouse for shipping at a time of geopolitical instability, piracy and disruption in the Red Sea, protecting seafarers, trade and supply chains. Option C, Moon Seong-hyeok, is the former Korean minister of oceans and fisheries who chaired the session, and option D, Nam Jaeheon, is South Korea's Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries; neither heads the IMO. Option A names an earlier office-holder and not the Secretary-General present at this meeting. India's argument at the roundtable was that standards should stay universal while their implementation allows for differences in national circumstances, development, technology and access to finance.
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Practice Questions
In which city did Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attend the ministerial roundtable held on World Maritime Day?
- A.Seoul
- B.Busan
- C.Incheon
- D.Tokyo
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The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways took part in the high-level government roundtable on World Maritime Day in Busan, South Korea, and used the same visit to meet the Korean marine equipment industry.
Read the full explanation →The Korea Marine Equipment Association (KOMEA) is opening its first India office in which city?
- A.Chennai
- B.Kochi
- C.Mumbai
- D.Visakhapatnam
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KOMEA, the Korea Marine Equipment Association, will open its first office in India in Mumbai on 30 October, a step the Indian and Korean governments welcomed in April under VOYAGES, their framework for cooperation in shipbuilding, shipping and maritime logistics.
Read the full explanation →How many Hong Kong Convention-compliant ship recycling facilities does the Alang-Sosiya yard have, as stated at the roundtable?
- A.95
- B.105
- C.115
- D.125
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Setting out the groundwork India has laid, the Minister said the Alang-Sosiya yard has 115 ship recycling facilities that comply with the Hong Kong Convention within the framework of the International Maritime Organisation.
Read the full explanation →The roundtable with the top management of 15 Dutch companies was organised by India's Embassy in The Hague in collaboration with which bank?
- A.ING Group
- B.ABN AMRO
- C.HSBC Netherlands
- D.Rabobank
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The roundtable that brought together the chief executives of 15 Dutch companies was arranged by India's Embassy in The Hague in collaboration with HSBC Netherlands, and it covered investment plans, commercial partnerships and the business environment on both sides.
Read the full explanation →Arthur van Dijk, whom the Union Commerce Minister met in the Netherlands, holds which office?
- A.King's Commissioner of the Province of North Holland
- B.Mayor of Amsterdam
- C.Dutch Ambassador to India
- D.Chair of the Senate Committee on European Affairs
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Arthur van Dijk holds that provincial office, through which the Dutch crown is represented in North Holland, and he was among the leaders Piyush Goyal met in the Netherlands on 26 October 2026.
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