India enacted The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations to
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Answer: D. India passed the GI Act, 1999 to meet its obligations under the WTO's TRIPS Agreement, which requires members to protect geographical indications. So option D.
Watch for: UNCTAD has 'trade' in its name, but the binding obligation came from WTO's TRIPS.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the ILO deals with labour standards.
- B. Wrong because the IMF deals with monetary cooperation, not intellectual property.
- C. Wrong because UNCTAD is a UN body for trade and development and does not bind members on GIs.
Source to check: Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999; WTO TRIPS Agreement, Articles 22–24; ipindia.gov.in
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