2009 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 146: International Relations and Current Affairs

In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States?

aAzerbaijan
bBelarus
cGeorgia
dKazakhstan

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Georgia announced its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States after its war with Russia in August 2008; the exit took effect in 2009. Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan stayed in the CIS. The CIS is the loose grouping of former Soviet republics formed in 1991 after the Soviet Union broke up.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Azerbaijan stayed in the CIS.
  • (b) Belarus stayed in the CIS.
  • (c) Right: Georgia pulled out.
  • (d) Kazakhstan stayed in the CIS.

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