{"id":2300,"date":"2024-05-01T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:18:56","slug":"q-consider-the-following-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-12","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank<br>2. Missile Technology Control Regime<br>3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India is a member of which of the above?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"asian-infrastructure-investment-bank\">Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>multilateral development bank<\/strong>\u00a0with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>aims to<\/strong>\u00a0connect people, services and markets that over time will impact the lives of billions and build a better future by investing in sustainable infrastructure and other productive sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is established by the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/asian-infrastructure-investment-bank-aiib-upsc\/\">AIIB<\/a>\u00a0Articles of Agreement (entered into force in December 2015)<\/strong>\u00a0which is a multilateral treaty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>headquartered in Beijing (China)<\/strong>\u00a0and began its operations in January 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>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.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"missile-technology-control-regime-mtcr\"><strong>Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a group of 35 nations that control the export of<strong>\u00a0missile technology, including drones and UAVs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setup in\u00a0<strong>1987<\/strong>\u00a0by the G7 countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aims to limit the proliferation of missiles and other unmanned delivery systems that could be used for chemical or nuclear attacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is an\u00a0<strong>informal and voluntary<\/strong>\u00a0partnership between 35 countries which urge each other to restrict their missile export and technologies capable of carrying a 500-kilogram payload a minimum of 300 kilometres.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decisions are taken by the\u00a0<strong>consensus of all the members<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India has become the 35th member of MTCR in June 2016.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"shanghai-cooperation-organisation\"><strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was created in 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/shanghai-cooperation-organization-upsc\/\">SCO<\/a>\u00a0Charter was signed in 2002 and entered into force in 2003.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a statutory document which outlines the organisation\u2019s goals and principles, as well as its structure and core activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SCO\u2019s official languages are Russian and Chinese.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SCO-Member-Countries-1024x745.png\" alt=\"Shanghai Cooperation Organisation\" class=\"wp-image-50783\" title=\"Upsc prelims research: international relations 2022 5\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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