In which city was the 25th Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government held?
- A.Tashkent
- B.Bishkek
- C.Dushanbe
- D.Astana
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Explanation
The correct answer is Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, where the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held, with the Raksha Mantri speaking for India. Option A, Tashkent, is wrong as the venue, though the city does figure in the same news: a Universal Centre is to come up at Tashkent as a permanent body of the grouping. Option B, Bishkek, is wrong because that city hosted the earlier SCO Summit, the one at which the Prime Minister had pressed for concrete steps on security, connectivity and opportunity, and whose decisions this meeting built upon. Option D, Astana, does not appear in this context at all and is only a plausible Central Asian distractor. Candidates should note that Dushanbe carries a second fact as well, since the new Anti-Drug Centre of the organisation is to be based there.
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Practice Questions
India supported an SCO Action Plan for the Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Programme for which period?
- A.2024-2028
- B.2025-2029
- C.2026-2030
- D.2027-2031
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Speaking at the meeting, the Raksha Mantri reaffirmed India's support for adopting an Action Plan for the Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Programme for exactly that span, and the plan went on to form part of the Joint Communique that the heads of delegation adopted.
Read the full explanation →Where is the new Anti-Drug Centre of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to be based?
- A.Tashkent
- B.Dushanbe
- C.Mumbai
- D.Bishkek
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The Raksha Mantri welcomed the decisions taken at the SCO Summit at Bishkek to set up two permanent bodies of the organisation, and the Anti-Drug Centre is the one to be based at Dushanbe.
Read the full explanation →Which two connectivity initiatives did Rajnath Singh name as able to link Central Asia with broader markets?
- A.The Suez Canal and Gwadar Port
- B.The International North-South Transport Corridor and Chabahar Port
- C.The Belt and Road Initiative and Colombo Port
- D.The Trans-Siberian Railway and Vladivostok Port
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Underlining that connectivity underpins shared prosperity, the Raksha Mantri said India supports initiatives that link markets, make trade easier and open fresh avenues for development, and he named these two as able to contribute significantly to connecting Central Asia with wider markets.
Read the full explanation →Which department of the Government of India is organising the 61st CIML Meeting?
- A.Department of Commerce
- B.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- C.Department of Consumer Affairs
- D.Department of Science and Technology
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The choice follows from the subject matter: legal metrology governs weights, measures and the instruments used in trade, so correct quantity declarations and fair transactions are a consumer protection concern.
Read the full explanation →What is the title of the international seminar being organised alongside the 61st CIML Meeting?
- A.Evolutions in Legal Metrology
- B.Measurement for Fair Trade
- C.Digital Metrology Mission
- D.Standards for Viksit Bharat
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That seminar is set for 26 October 2026 and will bring experts from different countries together to trade experience and good practice on modernising legal metrology systems.
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