MCQs - 2026-05

The GI registry is administered by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, who is the Registrar of Geographical Indications.

The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, provides for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.

A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.

ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) provides the World Heritage Committee with evaluations of cultural and mixed properties nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List.

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.

The World Heritage Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and decides which sites are inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Harmanpreet Singh captained the Indian Men's Hockey Team to their gold medal victory at the Asian Games 2023.

The Indian Men's Hockey Team won the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 after 9 years (their previous gold was in 2014).

The Indian Men's Hockey Team defeated Japan in the final to win the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023.

This was the Indian Women's Cricket Team's maiden gold medal in cricket at the Asian Games, marking a historic achievement.