PARIKSHA- QUIZ I

Q1 Who can seek information under the RTI Act, 2005?

A) A group of persons
B) Individual citizen
C) A registered company
D) An association/society
E) All of these

Q2 Which is the only western country which allows the death penalty to be applied to
children?

Q3 Who is responsible for the standards for ethical trading?

A) WTO
B) ILO
C) World Bank
D) EU Commission
E) None of these

Q4 Name this person.

Q5 The above personality served as __________ under Bill Clinton.

Q6 Under the RTI Act, how much would it cost you to request information requiring
copying of 10 pages and inspection of records for 4 hours 20 minutes?

Q7 Match up the following business systems.

A) Environmental management 1) BS 8900

B) Social Accountability 2) ISO 14001
C) Sustainable development 3) OHS 18001
D) Occupational health and safety 4) SA 8000

Q8 An account firm that does an audit is prohibited from providing many other
accounting services. Which of the following is specifically permitted under Sarbanes-
Oxley?
A) Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services
B) Financial information systems design and implementation
C) Appraisal or valuation services
D) Tax services
E) None of these

Q9 What is the time limit to get the information under RTI, concerning the life and
liberty of a person ?

Q10 Which UN agency is responsible for implementing the MDGs ?

A) World Health Organisation
B) UNICEF
C) World Food Program
D) UN Population Fund
E) All of the above

Q11 Match the city with the relevant Environmental Convention:

A) Montreal 1) Biodiversity
B) Kyoto 2) Ozone layer
C) Stockholm 3) Greenhouse
gases
D) Cartegena 4) Persistent
organic
pollutants

Q12 What does the Montreal process do ?

A) Pollutes lakes
B) Deals with ozone depletion
C) Provides sustainable forests
D) Maintains local commitments
E) None of these

Q13 How many people live below the poverty line in the world ?

Q14 Which of the following is not in the list of Global 100 sustainable corporates in the
world?
A) Credit Agrocole
B) Encana
C) Tata
D) Toyota
E) None of the above

Q15 Put the following in chronological order.

A) ILO Child labour convention
B) Stockholm Environment Conference
C) Rio Convention
D) World Bank standards for social and environmental sustainability
E) Convention on culture and heritage

Q16 You buy a camera at an electronic goods auction. It doesn’t work at all when you get
it home. The auction company refuses to pay back the money. Do they have to give you a
refund? Why?

Q17 Identify the following famous consumer activist.

Q18 Who administers the oath of President of India?

Q19 Under RTI Act, the second appeal (in case information is not provided even after the
first appeal) can be made to ___________.

Q20 Who won the best CSR Practice Award, 2008 given by NASSCOM, BSE and Times
foundation?