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Q66·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

India's membership in various international organizations

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Question

Consider the following: India is a member of which of the above?

  1. 1.

    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

  2. 2.

    Missile Technology Control Regime

  3. 3.

    Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

3 only

c

2 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

India is a prominent member of all three organizations. It is a founding member and the second-largest shareholder of the AIIB. It officially joined the MTCR in 2016, securing access to high-end missile technology. It became a full member of the SCO (alongside Pakistan) in 2017.

India actively balances its multilateral portfolios, holding premier memberships in both Western-aligned regimes (MTCR, Wassenaar) and China/Russia-led blocs (AIIB, SCO).

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q66

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

International Days & Institutions

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Multilateral Treaties / India MTCR & SCO Accessions

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