1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about ASEAN?
1. ASEAN has observer status at the United Nations General Assembly.
2. Russia is a dialogue partner of ASEAN.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
- Dialogue partners of ASEAN: China, South Korea, Japan, India, New Zealand, Australia, the US and Russia.
-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand were initial members.
- Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam.
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2) Which of the following visions constitute ASEAN 2025?
1. Asean Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025
2. Asean Economic Community Blueprint 2025
3. Asean Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 2,3
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
Asean leaders welcomed the formal establishment of the Asean Community, agreeing that this declaration as well as the community vision 2025 - the Asean Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the Asean Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025 - constitute the Asean 2025: Forging Ahead Together.
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3) The Kuala Lumpur declaration is related to -
a. Establishment of ASEAN
b. Establishment of AEC
c. Joining of India in ASEAN
d. Signing of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
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ANSWER: Establishment of AEC
Explanation:
- ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be EU-style regional economic bloc
- It will allow a single market with a free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region.
- AEC will help less developed economies link up with more developed ones, bringing about more equitable economic development across the region.
- Asean as a single economy is forecast to become the fourth-largest economy in the world by 2030, behind only the European Union, the United States and China.
- ASEAN itself was inaugurated on 8 August 1967, when foreign ministers of five countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, signed the ASEAN Declaration, more commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration.
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4) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between -
a. ASEAN members
b. ASEAN+ SAARC
c. ASEAN+ APEC
d. ASEAN+ 10
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ANSWER: ASEAN+ 10
Explanation:
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six states with which ASEAN has existing FTAs (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
- RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November 2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.
- The 10th round of the RCEP talks took place in Busan, South Korea in October 2015.
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5) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a associated with -
a. SCO
b. OECD
c. SAARC
d. ASEAN
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ANSWER: ASEAN
Explanation:
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the six states with which ASEAN has existing FTAs.
- ASEAN members: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)
- Six states with which ASEAN has existing FTAs (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
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