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Intergovernmental Org Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asked 9 times across 4 UPSC exams over 11 years (2015–2026), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 6 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → CAPF 2025 → CDS 2025 → CISF 2026
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (6 of 9) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2026
India is not a member of which one of the following multilateral organizations/fora?
- A Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- B Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
- C Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- D International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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CAPF2025
Based on the year of their establishment, arrange the following regional organizations in correct chronological order
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- 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 key not yet available (pending official release)
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CDS2025
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Organization) | List II (Year of Formation) |
|---|
| A. European Union | 1. 1994 |
| B. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) | 2. 1967 |
| C. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 3. 1989 |
| D. Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) | 4. 1993 |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
- B A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- C A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- D A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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