Regional Organizations MCQs 2026

The SAARC Secretariat is located in

1. ADhaka, Bangladesh✓
2. BKathmandu, Nepal✓
3. CColombo, Sri Lanka✓
4. DIslamabad, Pakistan✓

The first major European integration step, the ECSC, was created in

1. A1945✓
2. B1967✓
3. C1991✓
4. D1951✓

ASEAN was founded in 1967 at a meeting held in

1. AJakarta, Indonesia✓
2. BManila, Philippines✓
3. CSingapore✓
4. DBangkok, Thailand✓

The ASEAN Secretariat is headquartered in

1. ABangkok, Thailand✓
2. BKuala Lumpur, Malaysia✓
3. CJakarta, Indonesia✓
4. DHanoi, Vietnam✓

SAARC was established in December 1985 at a summit in

1. AIslamabad, Pakistan✓
2. BDhaka, Bangladesh✓
3. CKathmandu, Nepal✓
4. DNew Delhi, India✓

The European Union was formally established by the

1. AMaastricht Treaty of 1993✓
2. BTreaty of Rome 1815✓
3. CVersailles Treaty 1919✓
4. DTreaty of Westphalia 1648✓

Pakistan is among the

1. Aobserver states of SAARC only✓
2. Bnon-member partners of SAARC✓
3. Cwithdrawn former members of SAARC✓
4. Dfounding members of SAARC✓

Afghanistan became a SAARC member in

1. A1985✓
2. B2007✓
3. C1995✓
4. D2015✓

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was formally established in

1. A2001✓
2. B1991✓
3. C1996✓
4. D2010✓

Pakistan became a full member of the SCO in

1. A2017✓
2. B2001✓
3. C2005✓
4. D2020✓

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was founded in

1. A1955✓
2. B1979✓
3. C1991✓
4. D1969✓

The OIC Secretariat is based in

1. AJeddah, Saudi Arabia✓
2. BCairo, Egypt✓
3. CIslamabad, Pakistan✓
4. DAnkara, Turkey✓

Pakistan's status in the OIC is that of a

1. Aobserver state only✓
2. Bassociate member without voting rights✓
3. Cfounding member✓
4. Dnon-member dialogue partner✓

NATO was created by the North Atlantic Treaty signed in

1. A1945✓
2. B1949✓
3. C1955✓
4. D1961✓

NATO's political headquarters is in

1. ABrussels, Belgium✓
2. BWashington, D.C.✓
3. CLondon, United Kingdom✓
4. DParis, France✓

The Economic Cooperation Organization was re-established as ECO in

1. A1964✓
2. B1971✓
3. C1985✓
4. D1995✓

ECO headquarters is located in

1. AIslamabad, Pakistan✓
2. BTehran, Iran✓
3. CAnkara, Turkey✓
4. DBaku, Azerbaijan✓

Original ECO core members included

1. AIndia, Pakistan and Bangladesh✓
2. BIran, Pakistan and Turkey✓
3. CSaudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar✓
4. DChina, Russia and Kazakhstan✓

NAFTA entered into force among the US, Canada and Mexico in

1. A1989✓
2. B2001✓
3. C2010✓
4. D1994✓

USMCA replaced NAFTA and entered into force on

1. A1 January 2018✓
2. B1 January 2019✓
3. C1 July 2020✓
4. D1 January 2021✓

The EU currently comprises

1. A27 member states✓
2. B28 member states✓
3. C25 member states✓
4. D30 member states✓

ASEAN presently has

1. A8 member states✓
2. B10 member states✓
3. C12 member states✓
4. D15 member states✓

SAARC's primary objective is to promote

1. Amilitary alliance in South Asia✓
2. Ba single South Asian currency only✓
3. Cwithdrawal from the United Nations✓
4. Dwelfare and development in South Asia✓

SCO founding members included China, Russia and four

1. AASEAN states✓
2. BGulf monarchies✓
3. CCentral Asian republics✓
4. DBaltic states✓

Both India and Pakistan joined the SCO as full members in

1. A2005✓
2. B2017✓
3. C2010✓
4. D2019✓

NATO's Article 5 embodies the principle of

1. Acollective defence✓
2. Bnon-interference in domestic affairs✓
3. Cfree trade among members only✓
4. Dnuclear disarmament by all members✓

The SCO Permanent Secretariat is in

1. ABeijing, China✓
2. BMoscow, Russia✓
3. CTashkent, Uzbekistan✓
4. DAstana, Kazakhstan✓

The OIC aims primarily to

1. Areplace the United Nations✓
2. Bform a single Islamic currency union only✓
3. Csafeguard Muslim interests and promote cooperation✓
4. Dmerge all members into one state✓

The Treaty of Rome (1957) created the

1. ANorth Atlantic Treaty Organization✓
2. BWarsaw Pact✓
3. CEuropean Economic Community✓
4. DEuropean Free Trade Association only✓

SAFTA under SAARC was agreed in principle at the

1. Ainaugural Dhaka summit (1985)✓
2. B12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad (2004)✓
3. CKathmandu summit (2002) only✓
4. Dcancelled 2016 summit✓

ASEAN's operating philosophy prominently features

1. Amandatory customs union with the EU✓
2. Bnon-interference in internal affairs✓
3. Ccollective military intervention in members✓
4. Dsupranational parliament with binding laws✓

Pakistan has participated in SAARC summits hosted in Islamabad in

1. A1988 and 2004 (SAFTA)✓
2. Bnever✓
3. Conly 2016✓
4. Donly 1972✓

ECO evolved from the earlier

1. ARegional Cooperation for Development (RCD)✓
2. BSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation✓
3. CGulf Cooperation Council✓
4. DCommonwealth of Independent States✓

NATO originally had

1. A15 founding members✓
2. B8 founding members✓
3. C12 founding members✓
4. D20 founding members✓

The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy is part of

1. ANATO's military command only✓
2. BASEAN's secretariat mandate✓
3. COIC's Jeddah charter exclusively✓
4. DEU external action under the Lisbon framework✓

USMCA strengthened compared to NAFTA provisions on

1. Alabour and environmental standards✓
2. Bonly agricultural tariffs within Europe✓
3. CNATO defence spending quotas✓
4. DSCO counter-terrorism protocols✓

The OIC has approximately

1. A57 member states✓
2. B27 member states✓
3. C10 member states✓
4. D193 member states✓

Pakistan gained US Major Non-NATO Ally status in

1. A1991✓
2. B2004✓
3. C2010✓
4. D2018✓

SCO focuses significantly on

1. Areplacing the World Trade Organization✓
2. Bforming an EU-style parliament✓
3. Ccounter-terrorism and regional security cooperation✓
4. Dabolishing all border controls among members✓

The EU single market aims at free movement of

1. Aonly military forces✓
2. Bonly diplomatic personnel✓
3. Cgoods, services, capital and people✓
4. Donly agricultural commodities✓

ASEAN Plus Three cooperation includes

1. AIndia, Pakistan and Bangladesh✓
2. BChina, Japan and South Korea✓
3. CUS, Canada and Mexico✓
4. DRussia, Iran and Turkey✓

SAARC summits have been suspended or disrupted chiefly due to

1. AASEAN membership disputes✓
2. BIndia-Pakistan bilateral tensions✓
3. CNATO enlargement debates✓
4. DEU Brexit negotiations✓

The 2nd OIC Summit held in Lahore in 1974 was hosted by

1. AGeneral Ayub Khan✓
2. BGeneral Zia-ul-Haq✓
3. CPrime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto✓
4. DBenazir Bhutto✓

ECO membership expanded to include several

1. ACaribbean island nations✓
2. BPacific island states only✓
3. CScandinavian countries✓
4. DCentral Asian and Caucasus states✓

NATO's post-Cold War enlargement notably included

1. Aall SAARC members✓
2. BASEAN founding states✓
3. COIC Gulf monarchies only✓
4. Dformer Warsaw Pact and Baltic states✓

The European External Action Service supports

1. AEU Common Foreign and Security Policy✓
2. BOIC summit logistics only✓
3. CSCO military exercises only✓
4. DNAFTA dispute panels only✓

Pakistan is not a member of NATO but has engaged through

1. Afull Article 5 membership✓
2. BEU membership candidacy✓
3. CASEAN full membership✓
4. Dpartnership and cooperation programmes✓

The SAARC Charter was signed in

1. A1971 at Simla✓
2. B1960 at Karachi✓
3. C1985 at Dhaka✓
4. D2001 at Shanghai✓

USMCA parties are

1. AUnited States, China and Japan✓
2. BCanada, UK and France✓
3. CMexico, Brazil and Argentina✓
4. DUnited States, Mexico and Canada✓

Pakistan's observer engagement with ASEAN occurs mainly through

1. Afull ASEAN membership since 1967✓
2. BEU accession talks✓
3. CNATO Article 5 obligations✓
4. DASEAN Regional Forum and related dialogue✓