2005 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 109: Geography

In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?

aThailand
bEgypt
cIndonesia
dPhilippines

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Bandung, in West Java, Indonesia, hosted the Asian-African Conference in April 1955, attended by 29 countries, which set out principles of peaceful coexistence and opposition to colonialism. It paved the way for the Non-Aligned Movement, which was formally founded at Belgrade in 1961.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Bandung is not in Thailand.
  • (b) Bandung is not in Egypt.
  • (c) Correct: Bandung is in Indonesia.
  • (d) Bandung is not in the Philippines.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.