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Economy UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Trade related intellectual property rights over the following:

1. trademarks
2. industrial designs
3. geographical indications
4. Labour standards

Choose the correct answer with the aid of the code given below:
Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 1, 2 and 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1, 2 and 3”.
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members.

The TRIPS Agreement covers several types of intellectual property, including:

1) Trademarks
2) Industrial designs
3) Geographical indications

However, labor standards are not covered under TRIPS.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion(A): Economic development requires a multidimensional approach.
Reason(R): The present Government of India is focussing mainly on micro-economic issues.

Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Who were the 'ashta diggaja' in the court of Krishna Deo Raya:
  1. A) Eight ministers
  2. B) Eight Telugu poets
  3. C) Eight great generals
  4. D) Eight advisors
Willy-willy is:
  1. A) Tropical cyclone over Australia
  2. B) Typhoon
  3. C) Very high tide
  4. D) Tropical cyclone over India
Assertion (A): Many industries in India have obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certification in the recent past.
Reason (R): There has been considerable liberalisation in the licensing policy of the Government of India.


Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R or true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Assert ion (A): Economic growth in India has generally remained stagnant for the last ten years.
Reason (R): Food grains production has not increased for several years.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the reason for A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the reason for A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Railway ministry of India proposes to introduce Bullet train between:
  1. A) Mumbai–Ahmedabad
  2. B) Mumbai–Hyderabad
  3. C) Mumbai–New Delhi
  4. D) Mumbai–Pune
A labour intensive industry is one that
  1. A) Requires hard manual labour
  2. B) Pays adequate wages to the labour
  3. C) Employs more hands
  4. D) Provides facilities to labour
"SENSEX" is the popular Index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It is measured on the basis of how many blue chip companies listed in BSE?
  1. A) 20
  2. B) 30
  3. C) 25
  4. D) 10
Trade related intellectual property rights over the following:

1. trademarks
2. industrial designs
3. geographical indications
4. Labour standards

Choose the correct answer with the aid of the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 1 and 2
  3. C) 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) all of the above
Arrange the following in chronological order and find the correct answer with the help of the code given below:

(1) Ahalya Bai
(2) Durgawati
(3) Padmini
(4) Tarabai

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. B) 3, 2, 4, 1
  3. C) 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. D) 2, 1, 3, 4
With reference to the "Capital formation" which of the statements is/are correct?

1. Process of capital formation depends on savings and effectiveness of financial institutions.
2. Investment is the essential factor of capital formation.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of:
  1. A) GDP
  2. B) Population
  3. C) Food grains
  4. D) Per capita income