Regional Organizations MCQs 2026

The SCO Permanent Secretariat is in

1. A Beijing, China ✓
2. B Moscow, Russia ✓
3. C Tashkent, Uzbekistan ✓
4. D Astana, Kazakhstan ✓

The OIC aims primarily to

1. A replace the United Nations ✓
2. B form a single Islamic currency union only ✓
3. C safeguard Muslim interests and promote cooperation ✓
4. D merge all members into one state ✓

The Treaty of Rome (1957) created the

1. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization ✓
2. B Warsaw Pact ✓
3. C European Economic Community ✓
4. D European Free Trade Association only ✓

The European Union was formally established by the

1. A Maastricht Treaty of 1993 ✓
2. B Treaty of Rome 1815 ✓
3. C Versailles Treaty 1919 ✓
4. D Treaty of Westphalia 1648 ✓

SAFTA under SAARC was agreed in principle at the

1. A inaugural Dhaka summit (1985) ✓
2. B 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad (2004) ✓
3. C Kathmandu summit (2002) only ✓
4. D cancelled 2016 summit ✓

ASEAN's operating philosophy prominently features

1. A mandatory customs union with the EU ✓
2. B non-interference in internal affairs ✓
3. C collective military intervention in members ✓
4. D supranational parliament with binding laws ✓

The EU currently comprises

1. A 27 member states ✓
2. B 28 member states ✓
3. C 25 member states ✓
4. D 30 member states ✓

USMCA replaced NAFTA and entered into force on

1. A 1 January 2018 ✓
2. B 1 January 2019 ✓
3. C 1 July 2020 ✓
4. D 1 January 2021 ✓

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

1. A 1989 ✓
2. B 2001 ✓
3. C 2010 ✓
4. D 1994 ✓

Original ECO core members included

1. A India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ✓
2. B Iran, Pakistan and Turkey ✓
3. C Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar ✓
4. D China, Russia and Kazakhstan ✓

ECO headquarters is located in

1. A Islamabad, Pakistan ✓
2. B Tehran, Iran ✓
3. C Ankara, Turkey ✓
4. D Baku, Azerbaijan ✓

The Economic Cooperation Organization was re-established as ECO in

1. A 1964 ✓
2. B 1971 ✓
3. C 1985 ✓
4. D 1995 ✓

NATO's political headquarters is in

1. A Brussels, Belgium ✓
2. B Washington, D.C. ✓
3. C London, United Kingdom ✓
4. D Paris, France ✓

NATO was created by the North Atlantic Treaty signed in

1. A 1945 ✓
2. B 1949 ✓
3. C 1955 ✓
4. D 1961 ✓

Pakistan's status in the OIC is that of a

1. A observer state only ✓
2. B associate member without voting rights ✓
3. C founding member ✓
4. D non-member dialogue partner ✓

The OIC Secretariat is based in

1. A Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ✓
2. B Cairo, Egypt ✓
3. C Islamabad, Pakistan ✓
4. D Ankara, Turkey ✓

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was founded in

1. A 1955 ✓
2. B 1979 ✓
3. C 1991 ✓
4. D 1969 ✓

Pakistan became a full member of the SCO in

1. A 2017 ✓
2. B 2001 ✓
3. C 2005 ✓
4. D 2020 ✓

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was formally established in

1. A 2001 ✓
2. B 1991 ✓
3. C 1996 ✓
4. D 2010 ✓

Afghanistan became a SAARC member in

1. A 1985 ✓
2. B 2007 ✓
3. C 1995 ✓
4. D 2015 ✓

Pakistan is among the

1. A observer states of SAARC only ✓
2. B non-member partners of SAARC ✓
3. C withdrawn former members of SAARC ✓
4. D founding members of SAARC ✓

Pakistan has participated in SAARC summits hosted in Islamabad in

1. A 1988 and 2004 (SAFTA) ✓
2. B never ✓
3. C only 2016 ✓
4. D only 1972 ✓

ECO evolved from the earlier

1. A Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) ✓
2. B South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ✓
3. C Gulf Cooperation Council ✓
4. D Commonwealth of Independent States ✓

NATO originally had

1. A 15 founding members ✓
2. B 8 founding members ✓
3. C 12 founding members ✓
4. D 20 founding members ✓

SCO founding members included China, Russia and four

1. A ASEAN states ✓
2. B Gulf monarchies ✓
3. C Central Asian republics ✓
4. D Baltic states ✓

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

1. A 1945 ✓
2. B 1967 ✓
3. C 1991 ✓
4. D 1951 ✓

The ASEAN Secretariat is headquartered in

1. A Bangkok, Thailand ✓
2. B Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ✓
3. C Jakarta, Indonesia ✓
4. D Hanoi, Vietnam ✓

ASEAN presently has

1. A 8 member states ✓
2. B 10 member states ✓
3. C 12 member states ✓
4. D 15 member states ✓

Both India and Pakistan joined the SCO as full members in

1. A 2005 ✓
2. B 2017 ✓
3. C 2010 ✓
4. D 2019 ✓

SAARC's primary objective is to promote

1. A military alliance in South Asia ✓
2. B a single South Asian currency only ✓
3. C withdrawal from the United Nations ✓
4. D welfare and development in South Asia ✓

NATO's Article 5 embodies the principle of

1. A collective defence ✓
2. B non-interference in domestic affairs ✓
3. C free trade among members only ✓
4. D nuclear disarmament by all members ✓

SCO focuses significantly on

1. A replacing the World Trade Organization ✓
2. B forming an EU-style parliament ✓
3. C counter-terrorism and regional security cooperation ✓
4. D abolishing all border controls among members ✓

The EU single market aims at free movement of

1. A only military forces ✓
2. B only diplomatic personnel ✓
3. C goods, services, capital and people ✓
4. D only agricultural commodities ✓

ASEAN Plus Three cooperation includes

1. A India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ✓
2. B China, Japan and South Korea ✓
3. C US, Canada and Mexico ✓
4. D Russia, Iran and Turkey ✓

SAARC summits have been suspended or disrupted chiefly due to

1. A ASEAN membership disputes ✓
2. B India-Pakistan bilateral tensions ✓
3. C NATO enlargement debates ✓
4. D EU Brexit negotiations ✓

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

1. A General Ayub Khan ✓
2. B General Zia-ul-Haq ✓
3. C Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ✓
4. D Benazir Bhutto ✓

ECO membership expanded to include several

1. A Caribbean island nations ✓
2. B Pacific island states only ✓
3. C Scandinavian countries ✓
4. D Central Asian and Caucasus states ✓

NATO's post-Cold War enlargement notably included

1. A all SAARC members ✓
2. B ASEAN founding states ✓
3. C OIC Gulf monarchies only ✓
4. D former Warsaw Pact and Baltic states ✓

The European External Action Service supports

1. A EU Common Foreign and Security Policy ✓
2. B OIC summit logistics only ✓
3. C SCO military exercises only ✓
4. D NAFTA dispute panels only ✓

Pakistan is not a member of NATO but has engaged through

1. A full Article 5 membership ✓
2. B EU membership candidacy ✓
3. C ASEAN full membership ✓
4. D partnership and cooperation programmes ✓

The SAARC Charter was signed in

1. A 1971 at Simla ✓
2. B 1960 at Karachi ✓
3. C 1985 at Dhaka ✓
4. D 2001 at Shanghai ✓

USMCA parties are

1. A United States, China and Japan ✓
2. B Canada, UK and France ✓
3. C Mexico, Brazil and Argentina ✓
4. D United States, Mexico and Canada ✓

Pakistan's observer engagement with ASEAN occurs mainly through

1. A full ASEAN membership since 1967 ✓
2. B EU accession talks ✓
3. C NATO Article 5 obligations ✓
4. D ASEAN Regional Forum and related dialogue ✓

The SAARC Secretariat is located in

1. A Dhaka, Bangladesh ✓
2. B Kathmandu, Nepal ✓
3. C Colombo, Sri Lanka ✓
4. D Islamabad, Pakistan ✓

SAARC was established in December 1985 at a summit in

1. A Islamabad, Pakistan ✓
2. B Dhaka, Bangladesh ✓
3. C Kathmandu, Nepal ✓
4. D New Delhi, India ✓

ASEAN was founded in 1967 at a meeting held in

1. A Jakarta, Indonesia ✓
2. B Manila, Philippines ✓
3. C Singapore ✓
4. D Bangkok, Thailand ✓

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

1. A NATO's military command only ✓
2. B ASEAN's secretariat mandate ✓
3. C OIC's Jeddah charter exclusively ✓
4. D EU external action under the Lisbon framework ✓

USMCA strengthened compared to NAFTA provisions on

1. A labour and environmental standards ✓
2. B only agricultural tariffs within Europe ✓
3. C NATO defence spending quotas ✓
4. D SCO counter-terrorism protocols ✓

The OIC has approximately

1. A 57 member states ✓
2. B 27 member states ✓
3. C 10 member states ✓
4. D 193 member states ✓

Pakistan gained US Major Non-NATO Ally status in

1. A 1991 ✓
2. B 2004 ✓
3. C 2010 ✓
4. D 2018 ✓