India became a member in 2016 –

A. Non – Proliferation Treaty
B. Missile Technology Control Regime
C. Nuclear Suppliers Group
D. Wassenaar Arrangement
✅ The correct answer is option B.
India formally applied for membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime in June 2015, with active support from Russia, France and the United States, and officially became a member on 27 June 2016 with the consensus of the 34 member nations.

The SAARC movement was launched for –

A. political alliances
B. regional cooperation
C. cultural exchanges
D. military strategy
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes development of economic and regional integration. It launched the South Asian Free Trade Area in 2006.

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Ocean Rim Association : 1. The 13th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Association was held in November 2013 in Perth. 2. India was elected Chair of the Association from 2013 to 2015. 3. There are twenty member nations in the Association. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
✅ The correct answer is option D.
All the statements about Indian Ocean Rim Association are correct.

The first Earth summit was held at :

A. Buenos Aires
B. Rio De Janeiro
C. Dar-es-Salam
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option B.
In 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first international Earth Summit convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio – economic development.

Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

A. Its headquarters is located in Kathmandu.
B. China is the only country with an observer status in SAARC.
C. The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.
D. The Eighteenth SAARC Summit was held in Nepal.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
“China is the only country with an observer status in SAARC” is an incorrect statement.