Direction: Read the passage below and answer the given question.
Direction: Read the passage below and answer the given question.
With an objective to promote Geographical Indication (GI) crafts and heritage of India Kala Kumbh - Handicrafts Thematic Exhibition has been organized in various parts of the country through the Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts). The exhibitions are planned in various major cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The exhibitions started on 14th February, 2020 and continued till 23rd February 2020 at Bengaluru and Mumbai and will also be organized in Kolkata and Chennai in March 2020.
The GI tag is used on handicrafts which correspond to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). As on August 2019, 178 GI handicraft products were registered from all over India. The artisans are the backbone of Indian handicraft sector and possess inherent skill, technical and traditional craftsmanship.
Question 1:
Which of the following was the first GI tagged product in India?
A. Byadgi chilli
B. Rose Onion
C. Kolhapur chappal
D. Betel leaf
E. Darjeeling tea
Right Answer is: E
SOLUTION
• Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in 2004-05. More than 350 products that have been given GI tag in India. Darjeeling Tea, Tirupathi Laddu, Kangra Paintings, Nagpur Orange, Kashmir Pashmina and Kandhamal Haldi are among the registered GIs in India.
• Geographical Indications of Goods are defined as that aspect of industrial property which refer to the geographical indication referring to a country or to a place situated therein as being the country or place of origin of that product.
Question 2: Geographical Indications of Goods are defined under ______of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
A. Articles 20 to 25
B. Articles 22 to 24
C. Articles 21 to 23
D. Articles 34 to 39
E. Articles 12 to 20
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
• Under Articles 1 (2) and 10 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, geographical indications are covered as an element of IPRs.
• They are also covered under Articles 22 to 24 of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, which was part of the Agreements concluding the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations.
• Proponents of GIs regard them as strong tools for protecting their national property rights. Opponents, however, consider GIs as barriers to trade.
• Geographical Indications of Goods are defined as that aspect of industrial property which refer to the geographical indication referring to a country or to a place situated therein as being the country or place of origin of that product.
Question 3: Which city has got GI Tag for rosewood inlay recently?
A. Thrissur
B. Kutch
C. Medinipur
D. Mysore
E. Molakalmur
Right Answer is: D
SOLUTION
• List of GI crafts-
• Mysore rosewood inlay, Channapatna lacquerware, Dharwad kasuti embroidery, Kolhapur chappal, Bidriware, Molakalmur handblock printing, Ananthapur leather puppet, Thrissur screwpine, Vishakapatna lacquerware, Sandur lambani embroidery, Jodhpur terracota, Jaipur handprinted textile, bronze casting, Medinipur mat weaving, Birbhum artistic leather and Khurdah palm leaf engraving, Chittoor kalamkari painting, Thrissur screwpine crafts, Pokharan terracotta crafts, Kutch embroidery & crochet crafts, Pingla patachitra, Birbhum kantha embroidery, Jajpur photachitra painting, Madhubani Mithila painting, Kolhapur chappal, Palghar Worli painting, Kondagaon wrought iron craft, Agate stone crafts and Krishna handblock printing.
Question 4: Which ministry awarded the GI tag to a certain product of a specific geographical location or origin?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
D. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
E. Ministry of Earth Sciences
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
• The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is responsible for awarding the GI tag to a certain product of geographical location or origin
• The GI tag in India is governed by the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act), 1999.
• This Act is administered by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, who is also the Registrar of Geographical Indications.
