UPSC Basics | Daily quiz on the topic: International Relations multiple questions on the Gulf Cooperation Council, ASEAN and more (Week 134) | UPSC Current Affairs News

Question 1

Referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), consider the following statements:

1. The 47th ASEAN Summit 2025 concluded recently in Jakarta.

2. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes 8 member countries.

3. East Timor is the latest country to join the grouping.

How many of the above statements are true?

(A) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) Nothing

clarification

– The 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits concluded in kuala lumpur On October 28th. Therefore statement 1 is incorrect.

– Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations A group of 11 countries — Recently added Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, East Timor or East Timor. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect and statement 3 is correct.

Therefore, option (A) is the correct answer.

Question 2

Consider the following countries:

1. Amman

2. Yemen

3. Jordan

4. Qatar

5. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Which of the above countries are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council?

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5

(c) 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 4 and 5

clarification

– US President Donald Trump hosts Ahmed Al-Sharaa for talks, which is the first visit by a Syrian president to the White House. Trump met with Sharaa in Saudi Arabia last May, in the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries in 25 years. Syria is still struggling to emerge from decades of international isolation.

The meeting, which was held on the sidelines of Trump’s meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, was seen as a major turn of events for Syria, which is still adjusting to life after more than 50 years of the Assad family’s iron rule.

About the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

— The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, often called the Gulf Cooperation Council, is one of the most important regional organizations in the Gulf region and the wider Middle East region.

The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab EmiratesMember states came together in 1981 to form the regional grouping in light of the turbulent politics of the time to develop collective mechanisms to deal with the political, security and economic challenges facing member states.

Therefore, option (D) is the correct answer.

(Read more: India-GCC Relations: From Historical Ties to Strategic Dialogue)

Question 3

The currently closed Rafah crossing connects:

(a) Israel and Lebanon

(b) Egypt and Israel

(c) Jordan and Gaza

(d) Egypt and Gaza

clarification

– Israel said that the Rafah border crossing with Egypt will remain closed until further notice, which contradicts a previous announcement by the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo, which announced plans to reopen the road.

— With Israel maintaining control of the Gaza side of the crossing, the Rafah border crossing is closed to human traffic and the entry of humanitarian aid.

The Israeli army currently controls the Gaza side of the crossing. Egypt controls its side and has refused to coordinate the reopening of the crossing with Israel, arguing that it should be managed by the Palestinian Authority.

Therefore, option (D) is the correct answer.

Question 4

The city of Pokrovsk has been in the news recently. It is located in:

(a) Russia

(b) Ukraine

(c) Spain

(d) Türkiye

clarification

– Ukraine’s top military commander said his forces were still holding out in the besieged eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow said its forces had finally encircled with a pincer movement after more than a year of fighting.

Russia has been trying to seize Pokrovsk, dubbed the “Gateway to Donetsk,” since mid-2024 in its campaign to control all of Donetsk, a Ukrainian province it claims to have annexed. The city, which was inhabited by 70,000 people before the war, was completely destroyed and evacuated of its residents.

Capturing Pokrovsk would be Russia’s most significant territorial gain inside Ukraine since Moscow captured the devastated city of Avdiivka in early 2024 after one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

Therefore, option (B) is the correct answer.

Question 5

Which of the following Indian states has successfully exported its local black sticky rice to the international market?

(a) Bihar

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur

(d) Sikkim

clarification

— Manipur It is set to introduce another variety of chachao (white glutinous rice) to the international market after successfully exporting local black glutinous rice.

— The Ministry of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan for the trial export of 20 metric tons of white sticky rice. The agreement was signed during the 1st Bharat International Rice Conference organized by APEDA at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from October 30-31.

Manipur is famous for its unique black sticky rice, also known as chak hau, which has a distinctive aroma, color and high nutritional content.

Therefore, option (C) is the correct answer.

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