Here is Question No. 66 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2022.
Q66. Consider the following:
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Missile Technology Control Regime
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Indian is a member of which of the above? a) 1 and 2 only b) 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Answer (d)
India is a member of all the Organizations.
Option 1 is correct. On 24 October 2014, twenty-one countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the AIIB in Beijing, China: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The AIIB is a multilateral development bank that aims to improve economic and social outcomes in Asia. India is a member since 2016
Option 2 is correct. India became a full member of the MTCR after a “deal” was struck with Italy. This marks the first entry into any multilateral export control regime for India. MTCR is a multilateral export control regime whose members have an informal political understanding to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology. India became a member of the MTCR in 2016.
Option 3 is correct. The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organization, created in 2001 in Shanghai (China). India became a member in 2017. The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
