Prelims

Match List I (BIMSTEC Centre) with List II (Location):
A. BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory
B. BIMSTEC Energy Centre
C. BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate
D. BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility
1. NOIDA 2. Bengaluru 3. Colombo 4. Thimphu

Consider the following :
1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
2. Missile Technology Control Regime
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
India is a member of which of the above ?

Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) :
1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements:
The India-Africa Summit
1. held in 2015 was the third such Summit
2. was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Belt and Road Initiative’ is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)’ consider
the following statements :
(1) It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills.
(2) It is an alliance meant for maritime security only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are
not a participant/participants?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Cambodia
(3) China
(4) Mayanmar
(5) Thailand
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

India is a member of which among the following?
(1) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(2) Association of South-East Asian Nations
(3) East Asia Summit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.