G20, BRICS, SCO & QUAD — Set 16
International Relations · G20, BRICS, SCO और QUAD · Questions 151–160 of 160
BRICS' 'Innovation Hub' for startup and technology cooperation was announced during which country's chairmanship?
Correct Answer: A. India
India's BRICS 2021 Chairmanship advanced the BRICS Innovation Hub concept and Start-up Forum to connect startup ecosystems across BRICS countries. India's thriving startup ecosystem (3rd largest globally) made this a natural Indian priority. The BRICS Technology Transfer Centre network supports innovation cooperation.
The QUAD's underlying strategic purpose is most accurately described as?
Correct Answer: B. Preserving a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific through practical cooperation among like-minded democracies
QUAD's underlying strategic purpose is preserving a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific order through practical cooperation among like-minded democracies — addressing the implicit China challenge without directly naming China in most official QUAD statements. India prefers the positive cooperative agenda framing; the US and Australia are more direct about the China concern.
The G20 Finance Ministers endorsed what COVID-19 economic recovery framework?
Correct Answer: B. G20 Action Plan on COVID-19 and the Economy
The G20 Finance Ministers endorsed the 'G20 Action Plan — Supporting the Global Economy through the COVID-19 Pandemic' (2020), including fiscal stimulus, debt service suspension, and health financing. The DSSI (Debt Service Suspension Initiative) for low-income countries was a key output. The Action Plan was updated at successive G20 meetings.
SCO's Charter explicitly mentions opposition to which three threats known as the 'Three Evils'?
Correct Answer: B. Terrorism, Separatism, Extremism
SCO's Charter explicitly identifies 'terrorism, separatism, and extremism' as the 'Three Evils' that SCO was created to combat. The Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism (2001) defines these threats. China uses the 'Three Evils' framework to justify counter-Uyghur operations in Xinjiang within SCO context.
India's PM Modi attended the BRICS Johannesburg Summit 2023. On the sidelines, he met which leader for the first time after the Galwan clashes?
Correct Answer: B. Xi Jinping
PM Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Johannesburg Summit in August 2023 — their first in-depth bilateral meeting after the June 2020 Galwan clash. Both sides agreed to ensure troops disengage from remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh. BRICS provided the diplomatic cover for this important India-China bilateral engagement.
The G20's 'Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' (GPFI) was established under which G20 Presidency?
Correct Answer: A. South Korea 2010
The G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) was established in 2010 under South Korea's G20 Presidency at the Seoul Summit. It has been the main G20 platform for advancing financial inclusion since then. India's contributions to GPFI include UPI and Aadhaar models that are now global DPI reference points.
The QUAD's 'Malabar Exercise' predecessor was a bilateral exercise between which two countries?
Correct Answer: C. USA and India
The Malabar Exercise began in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between the USA and India in the Indian Ocean. Japan became a permanent participant in 2015 (previously participating occasionally). Australia joined permanently in 2020 (Malabar Exercise 2020), completing the QUAD format for naval exercises.
India uses its SCO membership for what practical benefits?
Correct Answer: B. Counter-terrorism information sharing, connectivity with Central Asia, and strategic engagement with Russia and China
India uses SCO membership for counter-terrorism information sharing through RATS, enhancing connectivity with Central Asian countries (INSTC project), maintaining strategic dialogue with Russia and China within a multilateral format, and participating in Central Asian security dialogue. India's SCO membership serves as a bridge between South and Central Asian security frameworks.
The G20 'Sustainable Finance' taxonomy development that India championed addresses what?
Correct Answer: B. Classifying which economic activities are 'green' or 'sustainable' to guide investment
Sustainable finance taxonomies classify economic activities by their environmental sustainability — determining what qualifies as 'green finance' and can attract sustainable investment. India championed interoperable and flexible taxonomies at G20 SFWG that allow developing countries to include transition activities (like gas) alongside pure renewables. The EU taxonomy was considered too restrictive for emerging economies.
At the G20 New Delhi Summit 2023, which global initiative for millets was India's unique cultural diplomatic contribution?
Correct Answer: A. International Year of Millets celebration and Millet menu at G20
India used the G20 Summit to celebrate the UN International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, which India had proposed at the UN. G20 leaders were served millet-based menus during the summit. India distributed millet gift hampers and promoted millets as a climate-resilient, nutritious crop aligned with SDG2 (Zero Hunger). This was India's unique cultural diplomatic signature at G20 2023.