Friday, 2 October 2026

Consider the following statements about SAARC:

1. 1.Its Charter was signed in 1985.
2. 2.Bilateral and contentious issues are excluded from its deliberations.
3. 3.Its decisions are taken on the basis of unanimity.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.BRICS is a collective-defence alliance.
2. 2.BRICS provides a forum for political, economic and diplomatic coordination.
3. 3.BRICS cooperation includes finance and development-related institutions.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Timor-Leste is located on the eastern part of Timor island and includes the Oecusse exclave on the western portion of the island.
2. 2.Timor-Leste shares a land boundary with Indonesia.
3. 3.Timor-Leste's accession made ASEAN an 11-member organisation.
4. 4.Timor-Leste is located on the South Asian mainland.

Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:

1. 1.India and Pakistan became full members in 2017.
2. 2.Iran became a member in 2023.
3. 3.Belarus became a member in 2024.
4. 4.SCO and BRICS have identical membership.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted at MC12 in 2022.
2. 2.It entered into force on 15 September 2025 after the two-thirds acceptance threshold was reached.
3. 3.It completely ended WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies.

Which outcome was agreed at COP29 in Baku?

Which sequence is correct regarding recent NATO enlargement?

Which of the following countries is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2026–27 term?

A vessel avoiding Bab el-Mandeb and the Suez route because of security risks would most plausibly reroute around:

Consider the following pairs:

1. 1.Strait of Hormuz — Iran / Oman vicinity
2. 2.Bab el-Mandeb — Yemen / Horn of Africa vicinity
3. 3.Suez Canal — Egypt
4. 4.Strait of Gibraltar — Spain / Morocco vicinity

How many pairs are correctly matched?