Current Affairs 2020 PDF - Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF: MCQ On Asean
Current Affairs 2020 PDF - Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF: MCQ On Asean
Current Affairs 2020 PDF - Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF: MCQ On Asean
MCQ on ASEAN
1. What is the full form of ASEAN?
Ans. a
Explanation: The full form of ASEAN is Association of South East Asian Nations. The motive of
ASEAN is to promote economic cooperation in south East Asia and ensure economic stability in
the region.
(a) 18
(b) 67
(c) 10
(d) 53
Ans. c
(a) Laos
(b) Cambodia
(c) Philippines
(d) Mauritius
Ans. d
Explanation: There are 10 members in the ASEAN. The names are as follows; Indonesia,
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei.
4. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the ASEAN members?
(b) Singapore has highest Per Capita GDP among the ASEAN members.
(c) Cambodia has lowest nominal GDP among the ASEAN members.
(d) Brunei has the lowest population among the ASEAN members.
Ans. c
Explanation: Brunei has lowest nominal GDP among the ASEAN members. According to
estimates released by the IMF, the nominal GDP of the Brunei was US$12336 million in April
2017.
(a) 1963
(b) 1967
(c) 1985
Multiple Choice Questions
(d) 1996
Ans.b
Explanation: ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Indonesia, Malaysia,
the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
(a) Manila
(b) Singapore
(c) Bali
(d) Jakarta
Ans. c
Explanation: First ASEAN summit held in Bali, Indonesia between February 23-24, 1976.
(a) Bali
(b) Jakarta
(c) Manila
(d) Singapore
Ans. b
Explanation: The headquarters of ASEAN is in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its secretary of states lives in
the capital of each country. The post of secretary general of the ASEAN is rotated among each
member country alphabetically after every two years.
(a) To increase competition among the members countries for better products.
(b) To integrate the economies of the region to make region more attractive for investors
(c) To promote economic cooperation in South East Asia and ensure economic stability in the
region.
Ans. d
Multiple Choice Questions
Explanation: ASEAN nations want to promote economic cooperation in South East Asia and
ensure economic stability in the region and to integrate the economies of the region to make
region more attractive for investors.
(a) Jakarta
(b) Singapore
(c) Delhi
(d) Geneva
(a) Jakarta
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 13
(c) 10
12. Established during the Vietnam War, ASEAN was originally intended as _____________
13. In January 1992 ASEAN members agreed to establish a free trade area and to cut
tariffs on non-agricultural goods over a period of ______________
(a) 10 years
(b) 12 years
(c) 8 years
(d) 15 years
(d) 15 years
Multiple Choice Questions
15. The 20th ASEAN Summit was held In on 3-4 April 2012 in ____________
16. The 31st ASEAN Summit was held in _______________ on 13 – 14 November 2017?