UPSC Prelims 2007 Q25: Current Affairs – International Relations & Treaties
With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following
pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. NAM Summit : Havana
2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok
3. EU - India Summit : Helsinki
4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 3 only
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- (d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
2006 international meetings — correctly matched pairs
| Meeting | Actual 2006 venue | Statement's claim | Correct? |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAM Summit | Havana, Cuba | Havana | Correct |
| APEC Meeting | Hanoi, Vietnam | Bangkok | Incorrect |
| EU-India Summit | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki | Correct |
| UN Climate Change Conference | Nairobi, Kenya | Geneva | Incorrect |
Only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched.
Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Pair 3 (EU-India Summit-Helsinki) is also correct, so it's not "1 only".
- (b) CORRECT. Pairs 1 (NAM-Havana) and 3 (EU-India-Helsinki) are correctly matched; 2006 APEC was in Hanoi, and the climate conference was in Nairobi.
- (c) Incorrect. Pair 2 (APEC-Bangkok) is wrong — the actual 2006 venue was Hanoi.
- (d) Incorrect. Pairs 2 and 4 are both wrong; pair 1 is correct, contradicting this option.
Key point
2006: NAM Summit-Havana (correct), EU-India Summit-Helsinki (correct); APEC was Hanoi not Bangkok, and the UN Climate Conference was Nairobi not Geneva.
Remember
2006: NAM-Havana and EU-India-Helsinki correct; APEC was Hanoi, Climate Conference was Nairobi.
Common mistakes
- Confusing the 2006 APEC venue (Hanoi) with a different Southeast Asian capital like Bangkok.
- Mixing up the UN Climate Change Conference location (Nairobi, 2006) with a European city.
- Assuming all four pairs in a 'match the venues' list follow the same pattern (all correct or all wrong).
Exam tip
2006 key summit venues: NAM-Havana, APEC-Hanoi, EU-India-Helsinki, UN Climate-Nairobi — memorise each individually.
Sources
- Non-Aligned Movement — Final Document of the 14th Summit of Heads of State or Government, Havana (September 2006)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — APEC Economic Leaders' Declaration, Hanoi (November 2006)
- India–European Union — Joint Statement, Seventh India–EU Summit, Helsinki (13 October 2006)