2001 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 22: International Relations and Current Affairs
Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is
aan irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
ba joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
ca hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
da defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The Mekong Ganga Cooperation, launched in November 2000, is a joint initiative of six countries (India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) for cooperation in tourism, culture, education and transport links. The name comes from the two civilisational rivers, the Ganga and the Mekong. It is not a dam, irrigation, power or defence project. Remember tourism as its first area of cooperation.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) It is not an irrigation project, and it covers six countries, not India and Myanmar alone.
- (b) Right: a tourism-led cooperation among Asian countries.
- (c) It is not a hydroelectric project.
- (d) It is not a defence or security pact.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.