UPSC Prelims 2005 Q109: Current Affairs – International Organisations & Groupings
In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held
which led to establishing Non - Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?
- (a) Thailand
- (b) Egypt
- (c) Indonesia
- (d) Philippines
Answer: (c) Indonesia
Explanation
Bandung Conference
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bandung | City in Indonesia (Java) |
| Bandung Conference | April 1955, of 29 Afro-Asian nations |
| Result | Led to the Non-Aligned Movement (Belgrade, 1961) |
| Other options | Thailand, Egypt and the Philippines are not the venue |
Bandung is in Indonesia, where the Afro-Asian conference of 1955 was held.
Answer: (c) Indonesia.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Bandung is not in Thailand.
- (b) Incorrect. Egypt hosted the Cairo conferences, not Bandung.
- (c) CORRECT. Bandung is in Indonesia.
- (d) Incorrect. Bandung is not in the Philippines.
Key point
Bandung 1955: Nehru, Nasser, Sukarno, Zhou Enlai; Panchsheel principles reaffirmed.
Remember
Bandung, venue of the 1955 conference, is in Indonesia.
Common mistakes
- Placing Bandung in Egypt because of Nasser.
- Confusing the Bandung meeting with the Belgrade summit.
- Dating NAM to 1955 instead of 1961.
Exam tip
NAM founders: Nehru, Nasser, Tito, Sukarno, Nkrumah.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Bandung Conference
- NCERT Class XII Political Science — Contemporary World Politics — The Cold War Era