CAPF AC 2022 Q118: Current Affairs – International Organisations & Groupings
- (a) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
- (b) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
- (c) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
- (d) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Answer: (a) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
Explanation
Headquarters of regional groupings
How to think: fix the two best-known ones first.
The EU sits in Brussels and OPEC in Vienna.
Then place ASEAN and the CIS.
| Grouping | Headquarters | Country |
|---|---|---|
| A. ASEAN | Jakarta (4) | Indonesia |
| B. CIS | Minsk (3) | Belarus |
| C. EU | Brussels (1) | Belgium |
| D. OPEC | Vienna (2) | Austria |
So the code is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2.
A useful oddity: OPEC's headquarters is in Austria, which is not an OPEC member.
More headquarters: SAARC: Kathmandu; BIMSTEC: Dhaka; SCO: Beijing; NATO: Brussels; IAEA: Vienna.
Answer: (a) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) CORRECT. ASEAN: Jakarta, CIS: Minsk, EU: Brussels, OPEC: Vienna.
- (b) Incorrect. It swaps the CIS (Minsk) and the EU (Brussels).
- (c) Incorrect. It puts ASEAN in Vienna and OPEC in Jakarta, and swaps the other two.
- (d) Incorrect. It swaps ASEAN (Jakarta) and OPEC (Vienna).
Key point
ASEAN: Jakarta. CIS: Minsk. EU: Brussels. OPEC: Vienna. SAARC: Kathmandu. BIMSTEC: Dhaka. SCO: Beijing. NATO: Brussels. African Union: Addis Ababa. OIC: Jeddah.
Remember
ASEAN Jakarta, CIS Minsk, EU Brussels, OPEC Vienna.
Common mistakes
- Putting OPEC in a Gulf capital instead of Vienna.
- Mixing up Minsk (CIS) with Moscow.
- Placing ASEAN in Bangkok or Singapore instead of Jakarta.
Exam tip
Educated guess: everyone knows the EU is in Brussels, so C-1. That leaves (a) and (d). ASEAN is a South-East Asian body, so its home must be Jakarta, not Vienna.
Sources
- NCERT Class XII Political Science — Contemporary World Politics (Alternative Centres of Power: the EU and ASEAN)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations — The ASEAN Charter (2007)