📘 100 MCQs on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
History & Formation
1. SCO was established in:
a) 1995
b) 2000
c) 2001 ✅
d) 2003
2. SCO was founded in which city?
a) Beijing
b) Shanghai ✅
c) Moscow
d) Astana
3. SCO evolved from which group?
a) BRICS
b) NATO
c) Shanghai Five ✅
d) ASEAN
4. Which country joined SCO in 2001 as the sixth founding member?
a) India
b) Uzbekistan ✅
c) Mongolia
d) Iran
5. India became a full member of SCO in:
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017 ✅
d) 2018
6. Which country joined along with India in 2017?
a) Iran
b) Pakistan ✅
c) Mongolia
d) Afghanistan
7. Iran became a full member of SCO in:
a) 2021
b) 2022
c) 2023 ✅
d) 2024
8. Which of the following is NOT a member of SCO?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Turkey ✅
d) Kazakhstan
9. Mongolia holds what status in SCO?
a) Member
b) Observer ✅
c) Dialogue Partner
d) None
10. Saudi Arabia is a:
a) Member
b) Observer
c) Dialogue Partner ✅
d) None
---
Headquarters & Structure
11. SCO headquarters are in:
a) Moscow
b) Shanghai
c) Beijing ✅
d) Tashkent
12. RATS headquarters are in:
a) Beijing
b) Moscow
c) Tashkent ✅
d) Almaty
13. Highest decision-making body of SCO?
a) Council of Heads of Government
b) Council of Heads of State ✅
c) Secretariat
d) RATS
14. The executive arm of SCO is:
a) RATS
b) Secretariat ✅
c) Council of Ministers
d) SCO Bank
15. Head of SCO Secretariat is:
a) Director
b) Secretary-General ✅
c) Chairman
d) President
16. Tenure of Secretary-General is:
a) 2 years
b) 3 years ✅
c) 4 years
d) 5 years
17. RATS mainly deals with:
a) Climate change
b) Counter-terrorism ✅
c) Trade
d) Space
18. Council of Heads of State meets:
a) Every 2 years
b) Annually ✅
c) Every 3 years
d) Twice a year
19. Official languages of SCO:
a) English and Chinese
b) Russian and Chinese ✅
c) Russian and English
d) English only
20. Which country holds SCO Presidency in 2025?
a) India
b) Kazakhstan ✅
c) Russia
d) China
---
Summits
21. First SCO summit was held in:
a) Shanghai 2001 ✅
b) Beijing 2002
c) Tashkent 2003
d) Moscow 2004
22. Which country hosted 2020 SCO Summit virtually?
a) China
b) Russia ✅
c) India
d) Pakistan
23. SCO Summit 2022 was hosted by:
a) China
b) Uzbekistan ✅
c) India
d) Russia
24. SCO Summit 2023 was held in:
a) Moscow
b) New Delhi ✅
c) Astana
d) Samarkand
25. India hosted SCO Summit for the first time in:
a) 2018
b) 2020
c) 2023 ✅
d) 2022
26. 2021 SCO Summit was hosted by:
a) India
b) Tajikistan ✅
c) Uzbekistan
d) Kazakhstan
27. 2017 SCO Summit (India & Pakistan joined) was hosted in:
a) Beijing
b) Astana ✅
c) Moscow
d) Samarkand
28. 2019 SCO Summit was held in:
a) Russia ✅ (Bishkek)
b) India
c) Uzbekistan
d) Tajikistan
29. Which SCO summit adopted Iran’s full membership?
a) 2021 Dushanbe
b) 2022 Samarkand ✅
c) 2023 Delhi
d) 2020 Moscow
30. The theme of 2023 SCO Summit hosted by India was:
a) Secure Asia
b) Toward a SECURE SCO ✅
c) Asia First
d) Shared Destiny
---
India & SCO
31. India signed SCO membership MoU in:
a) 2015 ✅
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
32. Foreign Ministers’ Meet 2023 was held in:
a) Mumbai
b) Goa ✅
c) Delhi
d) Bengaluru
33. India’s focus in SCO is mainly:
a) BRI projects
b) Counter-terrorism ✅
c) Arms trade
d) Space
34. India refuses to join SCO’s:
a) RATS
b) BRI ✅
c) Cultural Forum
d) Energy Club
35. India first participated as full member in SCO Summit of:
a) 2016
b) 2017 ✅
c) 2018
d) 2019
36. India hosted SCO Heads of Government Meeting virtually in:
a) 2019
b) 2020 ✅
c) 2021
d) 2022
37. India shares SCO membership with its neighbour:
a) Nepal
b) Pakistan ✅
c) Bangladesh
d) Bhutan
38. India’s interest in SCO Energy Club is mainly due to:
a) Oil & Gas ✅
b) Coal
c) Uranium
d) Solar
39. India conducted SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet in 2023 at:
a) New Delhi ✅
b) Goa
c) Mumbai
d) Bengaluru
40. Which Indian PM attended SCO Summit 2017 in Astana?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b) Manmohan Singh
c) Narendra Modi ✅
d) None
---
Geopolitics
41. SCO covers what % of world population?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%+ ✅
d) 50%
42. SCO countries cover what % of Eurasia landmass?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 60%+ ✅
d) 80%
43. SCO’s focus area is mainly:
a) North America
b) Eurasia ✅
c) Africa
d) South America
44. SCO is often seen as a counterbalance to:
a) EU
b) NATO ✅
c) BRICS
d) ASEAN
45. Which two countries dominate SCO?
a) India & Pakistan
b) China & Russia ✅
c) Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan
d) Iran & India
46. SCO Charter was signed in:
a) 2001
b) 2002 ✅
c) 2003
d) 2004
47. SCO Charter came into force in:
a) 2002
b) 2003 ✅
c) 2004
d) 2005
48. SCO observer states include:
a) Afghanistan, Belarus, Mongolia ✅
b) Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh
c) Turkey, Japan, S. Korea
d) Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
49. Belarus is set to join SCO as a full member in:
a) 2023
b) 2024 ✅
c) 2025
d) 2026
50. SCO focuses on “Three Evils”:
a) Corruption, War, Poverty
b) Terrorism, Separatism, Extremism ✅
c) Climate, Hunger, Inequality
d) None
---
Security & Defence
51. SCO conducts joint military exercises called:
a) Peaceful Asia
b) Peace Mission ✅
c) Secure Border
d) Eagle Strike
52. SCO Defence Ministers meet:
a) Biennially
b) Annually ✅
c) Every 3 years
d) Irregularly
53. India first participated in SCO military exercise in:
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018 ✅
d) 2019
54. India participated in SCO "Peace Mission" drill in which country in 2018?
a) China
b) Russia ✅
c) Kazakhstan
d) Uzbekistan
55. SCO has developed close security cooperation against:
a) NATO
b) Terrorism ✅
c) Climate change
d) Nuclear power
56. SCO-RATS regularly maintains a database of:
a) Terrorists ✅
b) Traders
c) Politicians
d) Diplomats
57. SCO’s security drills are mainly focused in:
a) Central Asia ✅
b) South Asia
c) Europe
d) Africa
58. India hosted SCO Counter-terrorism exercise in 2019 at:
a) Pune ✅
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Jaipur
59. Which SCO member is also a NATO member?
a) Turkey ✅ (Dialogue Partner, not full member)
b) Uzbekistan
c) Belarus
d) None
60. Which SCO member has nuclear weapons?
a) India ✅
b) Russia ✅
c) Pakistan ✅
d) All of these ✅
---
Economy & Trade
61. SCO Development Bank is proposed by:
a) Russia
b) China ✅
c) India
d) Pakistan
62. SCO Energy Club was proposed by:
a) Kazakhstan ✅
b) India
c) Russia
d) China
63. SCO has strong cooperation in:
a) IT industry
b) Oil & Gas ✅
c) Tourism only
d) None
64. Which member has vast oil & gas reserves?
a) Kazakhstan ✅
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Mongolia
d) Pakistan
65. SCO Business Council was established in:
a) 2004 ✅
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2007
66. SCO Interbank Consortium was formed in:
a) 2004
b) 2005 ✅
c) 2006
d) 2007
67. Which two members are permanent UN Security Council members?
a) India & China
b) China & Russia ✅
c) India & Russia
d) Pakistan & China
68. SCO is seen as key to China’s:
a) Arctic Strategy
b) Belt and Road Initiative ✅
c) South China Sea policy
d) Taiwan policy
69. SCO’s economic potential is often compared with:
a) EU
b) ASEAN
c) BRICS ✅
d) OPEC
70. SCO’s main economic corridor linking China to Europe passes through:
a) Central Asia ✅
b) South Asia
c) Africa
d) North America
---
Culture & People-to-People
71. SCO Cultural Forum promotes:
a) Asian cinema ✅
b) Sports only
c) Politics
d) None
72. SCO countries launched Youth Exchange in:
a) 2016 ✅
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
73. India hosted SCO Film Festival in:
a) Mumbai 2019 ✅
b) Delhi 2020
c) Goa 2021
d) Bengaluru 2022
74. SCO has also set up a:
a) University Network ✅
b) Military School
c) Sports League
d) None
75. SCO promotes cultural linkages via:
a) SCO Arts Festival ✅
b) NATO Music Day
c) EU Festival
d) None
76. SCO declared which city as “Cultural Capital” in 2022?
a) Varanasi ✅ (India)
b) Moscow
c) Tashkent
d) Beijing
77. SCO frequently organizes:
a) Music concerts ✅
b) Formula races
c) Tech Expos
d) None
78. SCO University includes how many institutions?
a) 50+ ✅
b) 10
c) 20
d) 100
79. SCO Sports events focus mainly on:
a) Martial arts ✅
b) Cricket
c) Baseball
d) Hockey
80. SCO culture programme “SCO Weeks” started in:
a) 2005 ✅
b) 2006
c) 2007
d) 2008
---
Recent Developments
81. India boycotted SCO’s joint statement in 2020 over:
a) BRI reference ✅
b) Defence issues
c) Iran’s entry
d) Afghanistan
82. SCO 2023 New Delhi Summit was attended virtually by:
a) Vladimir Putin ✅
b) Xi Jinping
c) Imran Khan
d) None
83. Pakistan’s PM attending 2023 SCO Summit was:
a) Imran Khan
b) Shehbaz Sharif ✅
c) Nawaz Sharif
d) None
84. SCO is increasingly focusing on:
a) Climate Change ✅
b) Mars missions
c) Immigration
d) None
85. India used SCO to raise concern about:
a) Cross-border terrorism ✅
b) Taiwan issue
c) Ukraine war
d) Oil prices
86. Which country hosted SCO Summit in 2024?
a) Kazakhstan ✅
b) Russia
c) Uzbekistan
d) China
87. India proposed Digital Public Infrastructure at SCO in:
a) 2023 ✅
b) 2022
c) 2021
d) 2020
88. SCO also focuses on which modern security issue?
a) Cybersecurity ✅
b) Outer space
c) Sea piracy only
d) None
89. SCO launched Green Development agenda in:
a) 2022 ✅
b) 2021
c) 2020
d) 2019
90. Which country has observer + dialogue partner status before 2023?
a) Belarus ✅
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Bhutan
---
Miscellaneous
91. SCO’s emblem represents:
a) Map of Eurasia ✅
b) Globe with UN logo
c) Peace dove
d) Stars
92. SCO’s flag is mainly:
a) Blue and White ✅
b) Red and Yellow
c) Green and White
d) None
93. SCO Day is celebrated on:
a) June 15 ✅
b) July 1
c) May 10
d) August 20
94. SCO was granted observer status in UNGA in:
a) 2004 ✅
b) 2005
c) 2006
d) 2007
95. SCO Secretary-General (2025) is from:
a) China
b) Kazakhstan ✅
c) Russia
d) India
96. SCO motto is:
a) Unity, Peace, Security ✅
b) Peace and Progress
c) Secure Asia
d) Shared Future
97. SCO members are mostly from:
a) Eurasia ✅
b) Africa
c) South America
d) Europe
98. Which country is both in SCO and OPEC?
a) Iran ✅
b) Kazakhstan
c) Russia
d) Uzbekistan
99. Afghanistan’s SCO membership is:
a) Full member
b) Observer ✅
c) Dialogue partner
d) None
100. The main vision of SCO is to build a:
a) New Cold War
b) Multipolar world ✅
c) NATO-style alliance
d) Single Asian Union
%20(1).jpg)
0 Comments