UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | October 27 to November 2, 2025

Report

(FYI: The data provided in these reports can be used to substantiate your Mains answer and create a broad understanding of the topic.)

• Climate Inequality Report 2025

— The Climate Inequality Report titled ‘Climate Change: A Capital Challenge, Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership’ was released on 29th October, 2025.

— The report is co-authored by an economist and co-director of the World Inequality Lab, Lucas Chancel, and Cornelia Mohren, Environmental Director, World Inequality Lab.

— According to the report, wealthy individuals fuel the climate crisis through their investments, even more than their consumption and lifestyles.

— At the world level, the top 1% represent 15% of global consumption-based emissions, while they account for 41% of global emissions associated with private capital ownership.

— Climate change can deepen wealth inequality as the share of wealth held by the global top 1 per cent could increase to 46 per cent in 2050 from 38.5 per cent at present if those individuals were to make and own all necessary climate investments in the next decades.

— In order to address the dual challenges of climate crisis and wealth inequality, the report suggested three policies avenues:

(i) A global ban on new fossil fuel investments

(ii) A financial investment tax on the carbon content of assets

(iii) Major public investment in low-carbon infrastructure

• UNEP Adaptation Gap Report

— Recently, UNEP has released the ‘Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on empty’. The series provides regular updates on what is happening globally in planning, implementation, and finance for adaptation to climate change.

— According to the report, the developing countries will require at least USD 310 billion annually by 2035 to adapt to climate change — 12 times more than current international public finance flows.

— The report found that the new collective quantified goal for climate finance (NCQG) is insufficient to meet developing countries’ adaptation finance needs in 2035.

(Source: UNEP)

 

Events

• Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025

— The inaugural edition of the BIRC 2025 was held at the Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on 30–31 October 2025.

— It was organised by the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) jointly with Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

— India has emerged as the largest producer of rice in the world surpassing China, with a total estimated production of over 149 million MT during 2024-25 season.

— With exports of over 20.19 million tons of rice in 2024-25, India continues to be the largest exporter of rice in the world, contributing over 40% of global rice trade.

(Source: birc.in)

• Chakhao Rice

— A pact was signed by APEDA during the 1st BIRC conference which will allow Manipur to introduce another variety of Chakhao (white sticky rice) to the international market after successfully exporting its indigenous black sticky rice.

— Chakhao is a Black Rice variety grown in Manipur. It is glutinous rice with a pleasant aroma and nutty flavour. It is considered one of the healthiest superfoods due to several medicinal and nutritional values, rich in antioxidants, protein, iron, fibre and other essential nutrients.

— The Government of India awarded Chakchao (black variety) the Geographical Indication Tagging in 2020.

• Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC- AIG) meeting

— Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, hosted a four-day Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC- AIG) meeting along with a workshop from 28-31 October 2025.

— This is the first time that India has hosted the APAC-AIG meeting. This meeting is held annually which is generally hosted by one of the  International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) member states in the APAC region.

— ICAO is a specialised organisation of the United Nations created through the Chicago Convention (formally known as the Convention on International Civil Aviation) of 1944 to promote safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation throughout the world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches stamp on the eve of 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the foundation stone laying ceremony of development works. (PTI Photo)

• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

— October 31, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ or National Unity Day.

— India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, played a key role in bringing the country together after independence in 1947.

— National Unity Day was first observed in 2014 following the Government of India’s decision to honor Sardar Patel’s exceptional contributions to nation-building.

— Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special ₹150 commemorative coin and stamp as a tribute on this occasion.

• Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2025

— The 7th Edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue was held at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi from October 28 to 30, 2025, under the theme of ‘Promoting Holistic Maritime Security and Growth: Regional Capacity-Building and Capability-Enhancement‘.

— The IPRD is the Indian Navy’s annual, international, apex-level conference, and is the principal manifestation of the Navy’s outreach at the strategic level.

— Each successive edition of the IPRD seeks to sequentially focus upon the pillars of the “Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative” (IPOI).

— In 2019, the IPOI was launched at East Asia Summit and in 2020 the IPOI and SAGAR were linked at ASEAN-India summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits a stall at an exhibition during the Maritime Leaders Conclave at the India Maritime Week 2025 event, in Mumbai. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is also seen. (PMO via PTI Photo)

• India Maritime Week – 2025

— The India Maritime Week 2025 was hosted by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) from October 27 to 31 at NESCO Grounds in Mumbai.

— The theme of IMW 2025 is ‘Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision’ – which reflects the timeless Indian ethos of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.

— The government has decided to invest Rs 70,000 crore in the maritime sector to boost domestic capacity, build greenfield and brownfield shipyards.

— The logo of the proposed National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Gujarat was unveiled by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on the second day of India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai.

 

Polity

• Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

— The government has approved the seven projects worth Rs 5,532 crore under the ECMS.

— The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2025 with an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore over six years. It seeks to integrate India’s electronic industry with global value chains by encouraging production of essential components, sub-assemblies, and raw materials within the country.

— It was expected to generate production of Rs 4.56 lakh crore and bring in incremental investment of Rs 59,350 crore.

— Under this scheme, incentives have been linked to three key parameters: annual employment generation, capital expenditure needs and annual production.

— The components that the government is looking to target through the scheme include display modules, sub assembly camera modules, printed circuit board assemblies, lithium cell enclosures, resistors, capacitors, and ferrites, among others.

About the Electronics Sector

↪ Electronics have emerged as India’s third largest and fastest growing export category in 2024–25, rising from the seventh position in 2021–22. Total export in 2024-25 was ₹3.27 lakh crore.

↪ The country’s electronics production has grown from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024–25, marking a six-fold increase.

↪ Over the past decade, electronics manufacturing has created around 25 lakh jobs across the country.

• Model Youth Gram Sabha

— The Model Youth Gram Sabha was launched nationwide on 30th October 2025 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

— It was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (Department of School Education and Literacy) and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

— It is an initiative based on the Model UN – an educational simulation of the United Nations – in schools across the country.

— The initiative will be rolled out across more than 1,000 schools nationwide, including Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs), and State Government Schools.

— As part of the initiative, a mock Gram Sabha will be conducted in identified schools, where students from classes 9-12 will play the roles of sarpanch, ward members, and village-level officials, including village secretary, Anganwadi worker, auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM), and junior engineers.

— They will hold mock meetings of the Gram Sabha, discuss various issues, and prepare the village budget and development plans.

• Koyla Shakti Dashboard and CLAMP portal

— The Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, has launched two digital platforms, the Koyla Shakti Dashboard and the Coal Land Acquisition, Management, and Payment (CLAMP) Portal.

— Koyla Shakti enables real-time monitoring of coal movement through rail, road, and multimodal systems, facilitating data-driven decision-making and predictive analytics for better demand forecasting and logistics planning.

— The CLAMP Portal is a unified digital solution aimed at streamlining land acquisition, compensation, and rehabilitation & resettlement (R&R) processes in the coal sector.

• Transit-oriented development

— Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to launch Delhi’s first transit-oriented development in the East Delhi Hub in Karkardooma.

— TOD is an urban development strategy that aims to create the maximum possible numbers of houses, shops, offices and recreational spaces near public transport facilities. It puts public transportation at the centre of the urban development plan.

— For land-owning agencies and governments, TOD appears as a mode of value-capture financing, which allows them to fund public projects through potential increases in land values resulting from these projects.

 

Science & Technology

Narayanan said the CMS-03 was designed to provide communication services for at least 15 years. (Credit: isro.gov.in)

• ISRO launches India’s heaviest satellite CMS-03

— ISRO has successfully launched the CMS-03 communication satellite using its biggest launch rocket LMV-3.

—This is the first time that ISRO has put a satellite weighing over 4,000 kg in the distant geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) from the Indian soil. It was launched from the second Launch Pad (SLP) from Sriharikota.

— LVM-3, earlier referred to as Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mark 3 or GSLV Mk 3, uses solid, liquid, as well as cryogenic-fuel based engines to put up to 8,000 kg in low earth orbit (up to an altitude of 2,000 km from Earth’s surface) and up to 4,000 kg in geosynchronous orbit (about 36,000 km).

— The previous LVM3 mission was the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3, during which India became the first country to successfully land near the lunar South Pole in 2023, according to ISRO.

(Note: Learn about the different launch vehicles of ISRO and the significance of LVM3. A question has been asked by UPSC on this topic, making it important for your exam.)

 

International Cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen on a screen at the top right delivering a virtual speech to ASEAN leaders during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday (AP)

• 47th ASEAN Summit

— Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Summit virtually and declared 2026 as the ‘ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation’.

— Malaysia is the Chair of ASEAN for 2025, and it will be the Philippines in 2026.

— ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a grouping of 11 countries — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the recently added East Timor or Timor Leste.

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 

— The APEC summit was held from October 31 to November 1, 2025, in Gyeongju, South Korea. The permanent secretariat of APEC is located in Singapore.

— At the APEC summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the establishment of a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to govern the technology’s development, set international rules, and foster collaboration among nations.

— APEC is a regional economic forum that was established in 1989. Its stated aim was to “leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific and create greater prosperity for the people of the region through regional economic integration”.

— The APEC economies are Australia, Brunei, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong (as part of China), the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, and Chile – as located geographically around the Pacific Ocean.

• Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly (ISA)

— The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated the opening plenary of the Eighth Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly (ISA) in New Delhi, on October 28, 2025.

— The Assembly witnessed the launch of five ISA knowledge products — Ease of Doing Solar 2025, Solar PV Skills and Jobs in Africa, Solar Compass: Special Issue on Integrated Photovoltaics, Global Floating Solar Framework, and Global Solar Trends & Outlook 2025.

— The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a joint initiative of France and India, launched during COP21 in Paris in 2015 with the aim of making an unprecedented effort to promote solar energy.

— Headquartered in New Delhi, the ISA brings together over 120 member countries to improve energy access and security worldwide and promote solar power as a sustainable transition to a clean energy future.

(Source: presidentofindia.gov.in)

HAL and Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) Russia signs MoU

• SJ-100 civil jets

— The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked an MoU with Russia’s Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation, for the production of SJ-100 civil jets.

— The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft, and is currently in the fleet of around 16 commercial airlines.

— HAL said that SJ-100 will be the game changer for short-haul connectivity. Under this arrangement, HAL will have the rights to manufacture SJ-100 aircraft for domestic customers.

• 2026 Republic Day guests

— In a first, India is inviting the European Union’s leadership — President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Antonio Costa — as chief guests for the Republic Day celebrations next year, The Indian Express has learnt.

— An invitation to be the Republic Day chief guest is highly symbolic from the Indian government’s perspective. New Delhi has been weaving strategy with hospitality to decide its chief guest.

— This year, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was the chief guest at the Republic Day.

 

Environment

• Golden snub-nosed monkey

— Three golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) were sent to France’s Beauval Zoo in the city of Saint-Aignan this April, to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and France.

— Another trio of golden monkeys arrived at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, in May. It is seen as a possible successor to the ‘Panda diplomacy’ of China.

— Within China, the golden snub-nosed monkeys today live across a swath of central and southwestern China that includes parts of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Hubei provinces.

— The IUCN Red List status of the Golden snub-nosed monkey is Endangered.

• Cloud seeding

— Recently, Delhi made two attempts at creating artificial rain to help curb pollution levels.

— Cloud seeding is a technique “used to modify suitable clouds with ‘seed’ particles to increase rainfall.” Globally, it was first tested in the 1940s.

— It involves releasing salts into clouds to provide nuclei for water vapour to condense around and form droplets to increase the chances of rainfall.

— In case of cloud seeding, the seed particles are “cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), a particle on which water vapour condensates” or “ice nuclei particles, a particle on which water freezes”

— To induce rain artificially, clouds are usually injected with salts like silver iodide, potassium iodide, or sodium chloride, which is the ‘seed’. These salts are expected to provide additional nuclei around which more cloud droplets can form. They are dispersed into the cloud either using aircraft or through generators on the ground.

• Taal Volcano

— Recently, the Taal Volcano, located south of Manila, experienced a spate of eruptions.

— Taal is classified as a “complex” volcano by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

— A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano, is defined as one that consists of a complex of two or more vents, or a volcano that has an associated volcanic dome, either in its crater or on its flanks.

— The Taal volcano does not rise from the ground as a distinct, singular dome but consists of multiple stratovolcanoes (volcanoes susceptible to explosive eruptions), conical hills and craters of all shapes and sizes.

• New Ramsar site- Gogabil Lake

— Gogabil Lake in Bihar becomes the latest addition to the list of Ramsar sites in India, taking the total tally to 94.

— It is an oxbow wetland situated between the Rivers Ganga (Ganges) and Mahananda.

— It was declared Bihar’s first ‘Community Reserve’.

Defence

• Super Sukhoi programme

— With the final exit of the MiG-21s last month bringing down the IAF fighter squadron strength to 29 as against the sanctioned 42, there’s a push within the government to go ahead with the programme to upgrade the Sukhoi Su-30MKI fleet.

— The Su-30MKI upgrade programme, also referred to as the Super Sukhoi programme, is a major midlife upgrade programme that can increase the service life of the multirole fighter by another 20 years.

President Droupadi Murmu poses for a picture with Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, whom Pakistan falsely claimed had been captured during Operation Sindoor. Murmu took a sortie in Rafale fighter jet, at Air Force Station in Haryana’s Ambala. (Rashtrapati Bhavan via PTI Photo)

• Rafale Fighter Jet

— President Droupadi Murmu, the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, made history by undertaking a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Air Force Station in Ambala, Haryana.

— This marked the first time an Indian President has flown in the advanced French-origin multirole combat aircraft.

— Group Captain Amit Gehani, the commanding officer of the IAF’s No. 17 Squadron, the ‘Golden Arrows’, was the pilot of the aircraft carrying the President.

— The President was assisted into the Rafale cockpit by Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, the first woman pilot to fly the aircraft.

 

Persons in News

(Just FYI: Noting historical personalities’ anniversaries aids UPSC prep. UPSC often includes such personalities in questions, so revisiting their lives refreshes your static syllabus.)

Cameroon’s top court has confirmed President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, as the winner of the 12 October election.

• Paul Biya

— Cameroon’s top court has confirmed President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, as the winner of the 12 October election.

— The 92-year-old leader has ruled the central African country since 1982. The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66 per cent of the vote.

• Dr Patrick Herminie

— Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, in Victoria, Seychelles, on 26th October on behalf of India.

— Herminie represents the United Seychelles party, which led the country for four decades before it lost power in 2020. It was the governing party from 1977 to 2020.

Queen Mother Sirikit passes by Russian honor guards while arriving in Moscow Vnukovo airport, July 2, 2007. (AP Photo)

• Queen Mother Sirikit

— Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on 24th October. She was 93.

— Sirikit Kitiyakara was born into a rich, aristocratic family in Bangkok on Aug. 12, 1932, the year absolute monarchy was replaced by a constitutional system. Both of her parents were related to earlier kings of the current Chakri dynasty.

— Sometimes dubbed the “Green Queen,” she also set up wildlife breeding centres, “open zoos,” and hatcheries to save endangered sea turtles.

 

Places in News

(Just FYI: The location of the place is important, considering that UPSC has asked several questions about places that were in the news, such as Aleppo and Kirkuk, in the 2018 UPSC Prelims. The best way to remember them is to plot them on a world map.)

Officials said that in spite of the scare, devotees did not hesitate, and that adequate arrangements had been made by posting guards to ensure their safety

• Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga, Andhra Pradesh

— A stampede took place at the Venkateswara Swamy temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, leaving at least 9 people, including two children.

— The Kasibugga temple sees around 10-15,000 devotees every Saturday, owing to its reputation as “Chinna Tirupati” (small Tirupati), a temple official said. The temple is modelled after the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple.

— Sources said that a landlord named Hari Mukunda Panda, who resides in Kasibugga, had a bitter experience several years ago at the Tirumala temple, when he was unable to perform darshan because he fell ill and security officials removed him from the queue, instructing him to visit the hospital.

— He was able to go inside the next day, but felt that after waiting for eight-nine hours, the darshan of only a few seconds was disappointing. “He vowed to build a temple dedicated to Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple.”

• Lucknow- Creative city of gastronomy

— UNESCO has declared Lucknow a “Creative City of Gastronomy” at the 43rd session of its General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

— The designation places Lucknow among 70 gastronomy cities worldwide and makes it the second Indian city to win the title after Hyderabad.

— The state’s Directorate of Tourism submitted Lucknow’s nomination to the Ministry of Culture on January 31, 2025, and the Government of India selected the city as the country’s official entry on March 3, 2025.

(Source: rsis.ramsar.org)

 

Sports

(Just FYI: With the unpredictability of the UPSC examinations and questions like the ICC World Test Championship question 2021, you can’t be sure of anything. It is wise to know what it is and not go into too much detail.)

India’s Amanjot Kaur (C bottom) is being congratulated by her teammates after she took the catch to dismiss South Africa’s captain Laura Wolvaardt during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) final match between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 2, 2025. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)

• ICC Women’s World Cup final

— India created history as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the Women’s World Cup final at Navi Mumbai and clinched their maiden ICC Trophy.

— This is the 13th edition of the Women’s World Cup, and so far Australia have won seven times, England four times, and New Zealand and India have lifted the trophy once.

— According to the official site of the Olympics, the Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup was first played in 1973, two years before the inaugural men’s World Cup, the oldest global event in the sport.

— The Women’s Cricket World Cup 1973 was contested by seven teams with teams battling for 60 overs – not 50 – and a league table deciding the winners instead of a knock-out competition.

— India hosted and made their debut in the 1978 tournament, and they were joined by Australia, England and New Zealand.

• World Kungfu Championships

— The World Kungfu Championships, previously known as the World Traditional Wushu Championships, were held from October 14 to 20 in Emeishan, China.

— It is hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the Chinese martial art of wushu, or kung fu. This year’s competition saw participants from 54 countries.

—  Purnima Linda, from Jharkhand’s Adivasi Oraon tribe in Ranchi’s Kanke village, clinched two bronze medals at the competition held in China’s Emeishan this year.

• U23 World wrestling championships

— Indian wrestler Sujeet Kalkal was crowned the U-23 World Champion in the 65 kg category, after he defeated Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov.

— It’s only the third time an Indian male wrestler has won a gold medal at this level – only Aman Sehrawat (2022) and Chirag Chikkara (2024) have done this before, both in the 57kg category.

— In the Championship, India finished with nine medals – one gold, two silvers and six bronze – that concluded in Novi Sad, Serbia on 27th October, 2025.

— In the women’s 59kg category, Sarika won the Silver medal and Hansika Lamba also won the Silver in women’s 53kg.

(Source: olympics.com)

 

Awards 

• Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 

— The winners of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, the country’s highest recognition for exemplary and inspirational contributions in the fields of science, technology, and innovation, was announced on 25th October.

— It comprises four awards — Vigyan Ratna for lifetime achievement, Vigyan Shri for scientists of all ages, Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) for scientists under 45 years, and Vigyan Team for collaborative research work.

— These awards were instituted in 2023 after disbanding all existing science awards, including the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. VY-SSB is a replacement for the Bhatnagar Prize, which too used to be given to outstanding scientists below 45 years old.

Category	Winners
Vigyan Ratna	Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (Physics) Posthumously
Vigyan Shri	Dr. Gyanendra Pratap Singh (Agricultural Science); Dr. Yusuf Mohammad Seikh (Atomic Energy); Dr. K Thangaraj (Biological Sciences); Prof. Pradeep Thalappil (Chemistry), and more.
Vigyan Yuva	Dr. Jagdis Gupta Kapuganti (Agricultural Science); Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia (Agricultural Science); Shri Debarka Sengupta (Biological Sciences); Dr. Deepa Agashe (Biological Sciences), and more.
Vigyan Team	Team- Aroma Mission CSIR (Agricultural Science)

Test Your Knowledge

(Note: The best way to remember facts for UPSC and other competitive exams is to recall them through MCQs. Try to solve the following questions on your own.)

(1) Consider the following pairs: (UPSC CSE 2009)

Organisation	Location of Headquarters
1. Asian Development Bank	: Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	: Singapore
3. Association of SouthEast Asian Nations	: Bangkok

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 only

(2) Consider the following countries:

1. Brunei

2. New Zealand

3. Papua New Guinea

4. Indonesia

5. Malaysia

Which of the above-mentioned countries are part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)?

(a) 1, 3, 4, and 5

(b) 2, 3, and 4

(c) 1, 2, 4, and 5

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Prelims Answer Key

1. (b)    2. (d)

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