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Q64·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2015

Mekong-Ganga Cooperation membership

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Question

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/participants?

1Bangladesh
2Cambodia
3China
4Myanmar
5Thailand

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1.

    Bangladesh is a participant in Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

  2. 2.

    Cambodia is a participant in Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

  3. 3.

    China is a participant in Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

  4. 4.

    Myanmar is a participant in Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

  5. 5.

    Thailand is a participant in Mekong-Ganga Cooperation

Options

a

1 only

b

2, 3 and 4

c

1 and 3

Answer
d

1, 2 and 5

Explanation

The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) comprises six countries: India, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Bangladesh and China are not participants. Statement 1 is correct (Bangladesh is not a participant) and Statement 3 is correct (China is not a participant). Statements 2, 4, and 5 are incorrect as Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand are all participants. > MGC was established in 2000 to foster cooperation between India and Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong region.

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q64

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

Regional cooperation organizations

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

International organizations and regional cooperation

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