UPSC Prelims 2023 · GS Paper I

Question 100: International Relations and Current Affairs

Consider the following statements about G-20 :

1.The G-20 group was originally established as a platform for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss the international economic and financial issues.
2.Digital public infrastructure is one of India's G-20 priorities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a1 only

b2 only

cBoth 1 and 2

dNeither 1 nor 2

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

Both statements are correct. The G20 was set up in 1999, after the Asian financial crisis, as a forum for Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss international economic and financial issues; Leaders' summits began in 2008 after the global financial crisis. Digital public infrastructure was one of the priorities of India's G20 presidency in 2023.

1. The G20 began as a finance ministers and central bank governors forum.
2. Digital public infrastructure was a priority of India's G20 presidency.

How you could have got this

If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: The G20 began as a finance ministers and central bank governors forum.
Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Digital public infrastructure was a priority of India's G20 presidency.

Only (c) is left. This one needs every statement.

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) Statement 2 is also correct, so '1 only' undercounts.
(b) Statement 1 is also correct, so '2 only' undercounts.
(c) Correct: both statements hold.
(d) Both statements are true, so not neither.

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

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2023, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.