{"id":2317,"date":"2024-05-01T17:31:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2024-05-01T17:31:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T12:01:05","slug":"q-consider-the-following-countries-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-countries-5","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following countries:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Australia<br>2.&nbsp;<strong>Canada<\/strong><br>3. China<br>4. India<br>5. Japan<br>6.&nbsp;<strong>USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above are among the \u2018free-trade partners\u2019 of ASEAN ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1, 2, 4 and 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3, 4, 5 and 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3, 4 and 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3, 4 and 6<\/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: (c)&nbsp;1, 3, 4 and 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6631d5adbdc33\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its\u00a0<strong>ten members<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,\u00a0Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Establishment<\/strong>: It was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: The motto of ASEAN is \u201cOne Vision, One Identity, One Community\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secretariat<\/strong>: ASEAN Secretariat is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ASEAN countries have a total population of 662 million people and a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $3.2 trillion as of 2022.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of countries like\u00a0<strong>India, Japan, New Zealand, China, South Korea<\/strong>, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free-trade agreements (FTAs)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASEAN-India Free Trade Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASEAN \u2013 Japan Free Trade Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASEAN-Republic of Korea Free Trade Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASEAN \u2013 Hong Kong, China Free Trade Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Australia2.&nbsp;Canada3. China4. India5. Japan6.&nbsp;USA Which of the above are among the \u2018free-trade partners\u2019 of ASEAN ? 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