India's Regional Outreach : Foreign Policy Initiatives

1) Which of the following is the theme for 2016 BRICS Summit to be held on October 15-16 in India?

a) Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth.
b) Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.
c) One World, One Future.
d) None of the above

2) India has chosen to host the leaders of which of the following groups for the upcoming BRICS summit?

a) SAARC
b) ASEAN
c) BIMSTEC
d) Eurasian Economic Union

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to BIMSTEC ?

a) It is a Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
b) India and China are its members.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

4) Which of the following initiatives of BRICS has/have been operationalized?

a) New Development Bank
b) BRICS Credit Rating Agency
c) BRICS Free Trade Agreement
d) All of the above

5) Which of the following statements with respect to Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is/are correct?

a) It is a platform for India's exclusive engagement with the countries of Indo-China.
b) It fits in well with the logic of India's Act East Policy.
c) Its members are : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
d) All of the above

Answer

1) b
2) c
3) a, Its members are : India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
4) a, Other two are at the conceptualization stage.
5) d