UPSC International Relations – Chapter 20: Indian Diaspora and the Effect of Other Countries' Policies (22 MCQs)
UPSC International Relations – Chapter 20: Indian Diaspora and the Effect of Other Countries' Policies (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: International Relations. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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The first indentured labourers from India were taken in 1834 to:
Correct Answer: C [Mauritius]
Explanation:
The first Indian indentured labourers reached Mauritius on 2 November 1834, starting the girmitiya system.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is held on or near 9 January because on that day:
Correct Answer: B [Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915]
Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa on 9 January 1915, so the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is held on or near that date.
The PIO card scheme was merged with the OCI scheme in:
Correct Answer: C [2015]
Explanation:
In January 2015 the separate PIO card was withdrawn and PIO cardholders were merged into the OCI category.
The High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora (2000) was headed by:
Correct Answer: B [L. M. Singhvi]
Explanation:
Jurist and diplomat L. M. Singhvi chaired the High Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora, set up in 2000 and reporting in 2002.
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs was merged with the Ministry of External Affairs in:
Correct Answer: A [2016]
Explanation:
In January 2016 the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs was merged into the Ministry of External Affairs.
The MADAD portal of the Ministry of External Affairs deals with:
Correct Answer: A [consular grievances of Indians abroad]
Explanation:
MADAD, launched in 2015, lets Indians abroad and their families lodge and track consular grievances with Indian missions online.
The Indian Community Welfare Fund was set up in:
Correct Answer: C [2009]
Explanation:
The Indian Community Welfare Fund was set up in 2009 in Indian missions to give emergency help to Indians in distress abroad.
"Nitaqat", a policy that affected Indian workers, refers to job nationalisation in:
Correct Answer: D [Saudi Arabia]
Explanation:
2011.
India's emigration law that set up the Emigration Check Required system is the:
Correct Answer: B [Emigration Act, 1983]
Explanation:
The Emigration Act, 1983 regulates overseas recruitment and requires emigration clearance for ECR passport holders going to ECR countries.
Consider the following statements:
1. An NRI is an Indian citizen living abroad.
2. An OCI cardholder has a lifelong visa to visit India.
3. An OCI cardholder can vote in Lok Sabha elections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
An NRI is an Indian citizen abroad and OCI gives a lifelong visa; OCI holders cannot vote, so only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Assertion (A): Remittances from overseas Indians help India's balance of payments.
Reason (R): Remittances are private transfers in the current account that offset part of the trade deficit.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
R states how remittances help the balance of payments.
India signed a Specified Skilled Worker arrangement in 2021 with:
Correct Answer: A [Japan]
Explanation:
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Specified Skilled Workers in January 2021.
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was adopted in 2018 at:
Correct Answer: D [Marrakech]
Explanation:
The GCM was adopted at an intergovernmental conference in Marrakech, Morocco, in December 2018 and then endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
The 'kafala' system, often in the news in connection with Indian workers abroad, refers to:
Correct Answer: A [a sponsorship system that ties migrant workers to their employers in Gulf countries]
Explanation:
under kafala a migrant worker's legal status is tied to the employer (sponsor); some Gulf states have reformed it.
NRIs were allowed to vote in person in their constituencies in India by an amendment to the Representation of the People Act in:
Correct Answer: C [2010]
Explanation:
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010 let NRIs register and vote in person in their home constituencies.
The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in:
Correct Answer: B [2003]
Explanation:
The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in New Delhi in January 2003, following the Singhvi Committee's recommendation.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. First Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
2. Start of the OCI scheme
3. Emigration Act
4. Merger of MOIA with MEA
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [3-1-2-4]
Explanation:
1983, 2003, 2005, 2016.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana is a compulsory insurance scheme for:
Correct Answer: A [ECR-category Indian workers going to ECR countries for employment]
Explanation:
the scheme is mandatory for ECR-category workers emigrating to ECR countries for jobs; it was revised in 2017.
The OCI scheme is provided for under which law?
Correct Answer: D [Citizenship Act, 1955]
Explanation:
Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for registration of Overseas Citizens of India.
Which of the following is one of the official languages of Singapore?
Correct Answer: C [Tamil]
Explanation:
Singapore has four official languages – English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.
Consider the following statements:
1. Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the 'Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)'.
2. The objectives and commitments stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.
3. The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct Answer: D [None]
Explanation:
not all countries adopted it, it is not binding, and it covers only international migration.
Consider the following countries:
1. Italy
2. Japan
3. Nigeria
4. South Korea
5. South Africa
Which of the above countries are frequently mentioned in the media for their low birth rates, aging population or declining population?
Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 4]
Explanation:
Italy, Japan and South Korea have very low fertility and ageing or shrinking populations, unlike Nigeria and South Africa.
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