15th Finance Commission Recommendations

PolityConstitutional & Statutory BodiesStatement-based● HardCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

Consider the following:

1Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

2Missile Technology Control Regime

3Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

India is a member of which of the above?

Options

1 and 2 only

3 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

All statements are correct.

India is a founding member and the second-largest shareholder of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It officially acceded to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2016 to advance its non-proliferation credentials. Furthermore, India became a full permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2017 alongside Pakistan.

India's strategic multilateralism involves active membership in both Western-aligned regimes (MTCR) and Eurasian blocs (SCO, AIIB).

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q66

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Multilateral Strategic Groupings / India MTCR & SCO Engagements

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