CAPF AC 2025 Q31: Current Affairs – International Organisations & Groupings
Based on the year of their establishment, arrange the following regional organizations in correct chronological order :
1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
2. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
3. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
4. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Select the answer using the code given below.
- (a) 3-2-1-4
- (b) 4-2-3-1
- (c) 3-1-2-4
- (d) 4-3-2-1
Answer: (b) 4-2-3-1
Explanation
Regional organisations in order of founding
How to think: arrange the regional organizations in chronological order by the year of establishment: place each in its decade.
ASEAN is the oldest (1967), SAARC followed in the mid-1980s, APEC in 1989, and SCO is the youngest (2001).
| Organisation | Founded | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 4. ASEAN | 1967 (Bangkok Declaration, 8 August) | Bangkok |
| 2. SAARC | 1985 (December) | Dhaka |
| 3. APEC | 1989 | Canberra |
| 1. SCO | 2001 (15 June) | Shanghai |
The order is 4 → 2 → 3 → 1.
Answer: (b) 4-2-3-1.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. It puts APEC (1989) before SAARC (1985) and ASEAN last.
- (b) CORRECT. ASEAN 1967, SAARC 1985, APEC 1989, SCO 2001.
- (c) Incorrect. It puts ASEAN last, though it is the oldest.
- (d) Incorrect. It puts APEC before SAARC, but SAARC is older.
Key point
ASEAN 1967 (Bangkok); SAARC 1985 (Dhaka); APEC 1989 (Canberra); SCO 2001 (Shanghai; predecessor Shanghai Five 1996).
Remember
ASEAN 1967, SAARC 1985, APEC 1989, SCO 2001.
Common mistakes
- Treating SCO as older because of the Shanghai Five in 1996.
- Placing APEC before SAARC in the order of founding.
- Reading the list as it appears in the question.
Exam tip
Educated guess: SCO is the newest and ASEAN the oldest. Only (b) has ASEAN first and SCO last.
Sources
- ASEAN Secretariat, The Founding of ASEAN (Bangkok Declaration, 8 August 1967)
- SAARC Secretariat, SAARC Charter adopted at Dhaka (December 1985); APEC Secretariat, History of APEC (1989); SCO Secretariat, Declaration on the Establishment of the SCO (15 June 2001)