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Which city hosted the 26th SCO Summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

  1. A.Astana
  2. B.Bishkek
  3. C.Tashkent
  4. D.Samarkand

Correct answer

B. Bishkek

Explanation

The correct answer is Bishkek. The release from the Prime Minister's Office says that the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held at Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, and that the Prime Minister took part in it on 1 September 2026 after the meeting had opened on 31 August. Two further details in the release fix the venue in memory. The main outcome document is itself called the Bishkek Declaration, and the Prime Minister thanked President Sadyr Japarov of the Kyrgyz Republic for the welcome and the hospitality his country extended. Astana, Tashkent and Samarkand are well known cities of other member states of the grouping, and an aspirant may recall them from earlier editions, but this release names none of them. It names only Bishkek, so every other option is wrong here.

Read the full article: PM Modi Attends 26th SCO Summit at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Practice Questions

Q1.Summits & ConferencesMedium

In India's vision for the SCO, what do the letters S, C and O stand for?

  1. A.Stability, Commerce and Order
  2. B.Security, Connectivity and Opportunity
  3. C.Solidarity, Culture and Outreach
  4. D.Sovereignty, Cooperation and Openness
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Correct answer: B. Security, Connectivity and Opportunity

In his statement at Bishkek the Prime Minister recalled that at the previous summit he had set out three main pillars of India's thinking on the grouping, and that their initials spell the organisation's own short name: S for Security, C for Connectivity and O for Opportunity.

Q2.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which SCO forum, proposed by India, will hold its first edition in India?

  1. A.SCO Start-up Forum
  2. B.SCO Young Scientists Forum
  3. C.SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum
  4. D.SCO Young Authors Conclave
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Correct answer: C. SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum

The Prime Minister said India would be glad to host the first edition of this forum later this year, and described it as an Indian flagship proposal meant to build civilisational exchanges among member states.

Q3.Summits & ConferencesHard

Consider the 26th SCO Summit. Which statement is correct?

  1. A.It marked the 15th anniversary of the SCO
  2. B.It adopted the Bishkek Declaration along with four MoUs
  3. C.It was chaired by Afghanistan
  4. D.It removed English from the SCO Charter
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Correct answer: B. It adopted the Bishkek Declaration along with four MoUs

Besides the declaration and the four memoranda, the meeting also adopted more than twenty decisions and statements in fields such as climate, nuclear safety, energy conservation and the fight against drug addiction.

Q5.Summits & ConferencesMedium

At the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy called for faster mineral exploration mainly in view of the growing demand for which category of minerals?

  1. A.Fuel minerals such as coal
  2. B.Minor minerals
  3. C.Critical minerals
  4. D.Atomic minerals
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Correct answer: C. Critical minerals

Speaking at the conference in Goa, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said the Centre and the States must work together to expedite mineral exploration, particularly because demand for critical minerals is growing.