Q26 · UPSC Prelims 2018 · Set A · Economy

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India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations to

A ILO
B IMF
C UNCTAD
D WTO

Correct answer: (d) WTO

Explanation

  1. A

    ILO

    (a) ILO. The International Labour Organization deals with labour standards, not geographical indications. This is not the key.

  2. B

    IMF

    (b) IMF. The Fund is a monetary institution, not the GI treaty home. This is not the key.

  3. C

    UNCTAD

    (c) UNCTAD. UNCTAD works on trade and development, but India’s GI Act implements TRIPS under the WTO. This is not the key.

  4. D

    WTO

    (d) WTO. (d) Official key: The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 gives effect to the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization. That is the stored key.

Summary. Official key is (d) WTO. Geographical indications are intellectual-property obligations under TRIPS. ILO, IMF and UNCTAD are the wrong organisations for that statute. Honour the stored letter (d).