UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 123: International Relations and Current Affairs

A present group of nations known as 'G-8' started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them ?

aCanada

bItaly

cJapan

dRussia

AnswerThe answer is (d).

The G7 consisted of the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada. Russia was added in the late 1990s to make the G8, so it was not one of the original seven. Russia was later suspended from the group in 2014, leaving the G7 again.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Canada was a G7 member.
(b) Italy was a G7 member.
(c) Japan was a G7 member.
(d) Right: Russia joined later and was not in the G7.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.