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UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I

Question 67: International Relations and Current Affairs

Consider the following statements :

  1. 1.Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the recent years.
  2. 2.Vietnam is led by a multi-party political system.
  3. 3.Vietnam’s economic growth is linked to its integration with global supply chains and focus on exports.
  4. 4.For a long time Vietnam’s low labour costs and stable exchange rates have attracted global manufacturers.
  5. 5.Vietnam has the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific region.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

a2 and 4
b3 and 5
c1, 3 and 4
d1 and 2

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

Vietnam has been among the world's fastest-growing economies, driven by exports and integration into global supply chains, helped for years by low labour costs and a stable exchange rate. It is a one-party state led by the Communist Party, not a multi-party system, so statement 2 is wrong. The claim that it has the Indo-Pacific's most productive e-service sector is not accepted; its strength is manufacturing exports. Hence 1, 3 and 4.

  • 1. Vietnam has been one of the fastest-growing economies.
  • 2. Vietnam is a one-party state led by the Communist Party.
  • 3. Growth rests on exports and integration with global supply chains.
  • 4. Low labour costs and stable exchange rates attracted manufacturers.
  • 5. Its strength is manufacturing exports; the e-service sector claim is not accepted.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (a) and (b) go: each of them leaves 1 out.

    What you needed to know: Vietnam has been one of the fastest-growing economies.

  2. Then, if you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (d) goes: it includes 2.

    What you needed to know: Vietnam is a one-party state led by the Communist Party.

Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statements 3, 4 or 5.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong. Statement 2 is false: Vietnam is a one-party state.
  • (b) Wrong. Statement 5 is false.
  • (c) Correct. Statements 1, 3 and 4 hold.
  • (d) Wrong. Statement 2 is false.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.