International groupings

Question 1

Financial action task force FATF

Answer 1

Intergovtl body estabd 1989, initiative of G7.

Policy-making body working to generate political will for national legislative and regulatory reforms in various areas. Imposes binding obligations on all UN member states

FATF Secretariat housed Act OECD headquarters in Paris

combat money laundering, terrorist financing. counter financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.

Comprises 37 member jurisdictions and 2 regional organisations representing most financial centres. more than 200 countries and jurisdictions committed to implementing them.

Blacklist: Country is noncooperative. support terror funding and money laundering activities.

Grey list: country considered safe heaven for supporting terror funding and money laundering. Serves as a warning before entering blacklist.

Considered in the grey list may face:

Economic sanctions from IMF, World Bank, ADB.
Problem in getting loans from IMF, World Bank, ADB and other countries.
Reduction in international trade.
International boycott.

Question 2

G7 countries

Answer 2

US Canada Japan

Uk France Germany Italy

Question 3

G8

Answer 3

G7 + Russia

Question 4

G20

Answer 4

G8 plus Turkey, European Union, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia Australia, India, South Africa

Question 5

G20 guest countries

Answer 5

Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Kenya, Senegal, Vietnam, Singapore

Question 6

ASEAN

Answer 6

Estb 1967; HQ Jakarta, Indonesia

3 pillars: Economic, political security, socio-cultural

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Mya, Thai, Camb, Laos, Viet, 
Malasia, Singapore
Indonesia, Brunei
Philippines

Question 7

SAARC

Answer 7

MBBS PAIN

Question 8

Cotton- 4 Countries

Answer 8

Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali

Question 9

World Cotton Day

Answer 9

Second World Cotton Day was observed on 7th October 2020.

The event is organised in collaboration with the Secretariats of the :

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the
International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)

Question 10

Vanilla countries in Indian Ocean

Mal Sy gone maad @ Mau rya

Answer 10

Maldives Seychelles Comoros Mayotte + Madagascar Mauritius reunion Island

Question 11

Eurasian economic union EAEU

BARKK

Answer 11

Belarus Armenia Russia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan

Question 12

13 OPEC countries

A UK VIGILANCES

Answer 12

Iran, Nigeria, Libya, Congo, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, Angola, Gabon, Kuwait

Question 13

SCO members

Kylie Kane PURChased TIsco

Answer 13

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, China, Tajikistan, India

Question 14

16 RCEP countries

10 asean + 6 others JANSIC

Answer 14

Japan Australia New Zealand South Korea India China, also 10 Asean countries

Question 15

Official languages of UN

FACERS

Answer 15

French, Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish

Question 16

G4 group: 📍

▪️BIG J

Answer 16

(Brazil, India, Germany, Japan)

Question 17

Nordic Council

Answer 17

Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway

Question 18

Arctic Council

Answer 18

Nordic Council plus Russia, USA, Canada

Question 19

Gulf Council GCC

Answer 19

Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, S. Arabia, UAE, Kuwait

Question 20

Mekong Ganga Cooperation:

▪️LIMCa TV

Answer 20

Laos, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

Question 21

BIMSTEC countries: 📍

▪️MBBS NIT

Answer 21

Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, SriLanka, Nepal, India, Thailand

Question 22

APTA countries: 📍

▪️CBI-KLS

Answer 22

China, Bangladesh, India - Korea, Laos, Sri Lanka

Question 23

SASEC countries:📍

▪️MBBS NIM

Answer 23

Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, SriLanka, Nepal, India, Maldives

Question 24

SACEP countries: MBBS PAIN

Answer 24

(Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

Question 25

SAWEN countries: MBBS PAIN

Answer 25

(Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal)

Question 26

India”s border with neighboring countries (Largest to smallest): BaChPaN MBA

Answer 26

(Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan)

Question 27

Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

Answer 27

international and multi-stakeholder initiative (GPAI); India founder member.
promote responsible and human centric development and use of AI.
experts from the industry, civil society, governments, and academia to collaborate.
GPAI is supported by a Secretariat, hosted by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Question 28

Indian Ocean Conference

Answer 28

Initiated by India Foundation along with its partners from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

It is an annual effort to bring together Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, Thought Leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats and practitioners from across the region.

Indian Ocean is also rich in natural resources. 40% of the world’s offshore oil production takes place in the Indian Ocean basin.

Fishing in the Indian Ocean now accounts for almost 15% of the world’s total.

Question 29

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Answer 29

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that “fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks”. The BIS carries out its work through its meetings, programmes and through the Basel Process – hosting international groups pursuing global financial stability and facilitating their interaction.

It also provides banking services, but only to central banks and other international organizations. It is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Question 30

BirdLife International

Answer 30

BirdLife International is a global partnership of NGOs -conserve birds and their habitats.

preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding important sites for birds, maintaining and restoring key bird habitats, and empowering conservationists worldwide.

IUCN’s Red List authority for birds.

BirdLife International publishes a quarterly magazine, BirdLife: The Magazine.