{"id":2307,"date":"2024-05-01T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:29:57","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-about-the-shanghai-cooperation-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-about-the-shanghai-cooperation-organisation","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an intergovernmental organization to promote cooperation in trade, politics, and culture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Anti-Terrorist structure of SCO is located in\u00a0<strong>Beijing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above statement is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/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: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-663208876769d\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCO\u00a0stands for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/shanghai-cooperation-organization-upsc\/\">Shanghai Cooperation Organization<\/a>\u201c. It is an intergovernmental political, economic, and security alliance\u00a0<strong>founded in 2001\u00a0<\/strong>by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The first summit was held in Shanghai, China, in 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The SCO aims to promote\u00a0<\/strong>cooperation and mutual support in areas such as\u00a0<strong>trade, investment, energy, transportation, and security.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The official working language\u00a0<\/strong>of the SCO Secretariat is Russian and Chinese.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has a permanent secretariat in\u00a0<strong>Beijing, China<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The main objectives of SCO are:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strengthen\u00a0<strong>relations among member states<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote cooperation<\/strong>\u00a0in political affairs, economics, and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and educational spheres as well as in energy, transportation, tourism, and environmental protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safeguard regional peace<\/strong>, security, and stability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a\u00a0<strong>democratic, equitable<\/strong>\u00a0international political and economic order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation encompasses approximately 60% of the Eurasian area and 40% of the global population.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The combined GDP of its member states accounts for around 20% of the world\u2019s GDP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has a number of affiliated organizations, including the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) and the SCO Business Council.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has\u00a0<strong>9 members, including China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regional-antiterrorist-structure\">Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure is a\u00a0<strong>permanent organ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation<\/strong>\u00a0tasked with coordinating counterterrorism efforts across member countries and advancing cooperation on SCO initiatives to mitigate the\u00a0<strong>\u201cThree Evils\u201d \u2013 terrorism, separatism and religious extremism.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The organization is meant to lay the groundwork for a future enforcement capability within the SCO, which aspires to develop its own transnational police and military forces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RATS was headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, until 2022, when the organisation voted to move its headquarters to Moscow, Russia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RATS\u2019 official languages are\u00a0<strong>Chinese, Russian and English.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above statement is\/are correct? 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