UPSC Prelims 2022 · Question 66 of 98

UPSC Prelims 2022 question on AIIB MTCR SCO Membership

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?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

Verdict

All three statements are correct → Option (d) 1, 2 and 3.

Statement by statement

Statement 1 – CORRECT: India is a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the second-highest voting share after China. AIIB is a multilateral development bank headquartered in Beijing that commenced operations in January 2016.

Statement 2 – CORRECT: India became an official member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2018. MTCR is an informal political understanding among states formed in 1987 to limit proliferation of missiles and missile technology.

Statement 3 – CORRECT: India officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full-fledged member at the historic Astana summit on 9 June 2017. SCO currently comprises nine member states including China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

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