ASEAN PYQs - Political Science Coaching Centre

4. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organization. Identify the correct statement about ASEAN; (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET October 2023)

(I) ASEAN is an organization of 10 member states in Southeast Asia.

(II) ASEAN was preceded by an organization formed on 31 July 1961 called the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA)

(III) ASEAN itself was created in 1965.

(IV) India became a Full Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1995.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(A) (I), (II) and (III)

(B) (II), (III) and (IV)

(D) (I), (II), (III) and (IV)

Some Important facts about ASEAN:

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was preceded by the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), which was established on July 31, 1961.
ASEAN was formed in 8th August 1967 in Bangkok.
Its headquarter is in Jakarta, Indonesia.
ASEAN's total members are 10.
ASEAN Regional forum formed in 26th ministerial meeting 1993.
India participated ASEAN inaugural meeting in 1994 and became member of this forum.
ASEAN Plus three initiated in 1997, three countries are China, Japan and South Korea.
East Asia Summit held on 2005.

INDIA-ASEAN Relations -

India Became Sectoral Dialogue Partner in 1992.
India Became Full Dialougue Partner in 1995.
India Became Summit Level Partner in 2002.
India Became Strategic Partner in 2012.

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5. The ASEAN was established by: (KERALA SET 2022 JANUARY)

A) Singapore Declaration

B) Bangkok Declaration

C) Manila Declaration

D) Colombo Declaration

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6. The Bangkok Declaration was responsible for the formation of (KARNATAKA SET 2014 PAPER III)

(A) SAARC

(B) ARF

(D) ASEAN

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7. ASEAN came into existence on (KARNATAKA SET 2015 PAPER III)

(A) 6th August, 1967

(B) 8th August, 1967

(D) 10th April, 1967

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8. The motto of _________ is “One vision, one identity, one community”. (KARNATAKA SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) SAARC

(B) ASEAN

(D) OAS

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9. The Ganga- Mekong cooperation involves India and 5 other ASEAN countries: (Presidency University Masters Entrance Questions 2018)

(A) Cambodia, LAOS PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

(B) Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos PDR

(D) Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos PDR, Bangladesh and Thailand

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10. One of the following is NOT a founder member of the ASEAN (KARNATAKA SET 2020 PAPER II)

(A) Thailand

(B) Malaysia

(D) Vietnam

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11. ASEAN Regional Forum was founded to discuss (GUJARATE SET JULY 2006 PAPER II)

(A) Free trade issues in ASEAN

(B) The creation of a common market in South East Asia

(D) The expansion of ASEAN

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12. Which declaration serves as the ASEAN's foundational and guiding principles, outlining its aims and purposes? (GUJARAT SET 2023)

(A) Manila Declaration

(B) Jakarta Declaration

(D) Bangkok Declaration

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13. ASEAN stands for _____ (Maharashtra SET 2024 Paper II)

(A) Association of South-East Asian Nations

(B) Association of Asian South-East Nation-State

(D) Association of South-East and North

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14. Match List I with List II: (NET 2023 JUNE Shift I)

1. A-IV. B-III, C-II, D-I

2. A-IV. B-II, C-III. D-I

3. A-III, B-IV. C-II. D-I

4. A-I. B-III, C-IV. D-II

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15. Match List I with List II: (NET March 2023 Shift II)

1. A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II

2. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D-I

3. A-I, B-II, C-III, D - IV

4. A - III, B - IV, C-II, D-I

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16. India is now ASEAN's (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) Dialogue Partner

(B) Full Dialogue Partner

(D) Strategic Partner

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17. When did India join the security forum of ASEAN, the ARF? (WEST BENGAL SET JANUARY 2023)

(A) 1994

(B) 1996

(D) 2014

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18. The member countries of ASEAN shared a common perception about threat from (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) dictatorship

(B) communism

(D) democracy

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19. The decision to elevate India's interaction with ASEAN from "Full Dialogue" to "Summit Partners" was taken at the ASEAN summit held in: (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

(A) Phnom Penh in 2002

(B) Hanoi in 2005

(D) Singapore in 2009

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20. Among the following regional groups, which has signed a Free Trade Agreement with India? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2019 PAPER II)

(A) European Union

(B) Association of South-East Asian Nations

(D) Gulf Co-operation Council

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21. Match List - I with List - II. (NET June 2024 Paper II)

(1) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

(2) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

(3) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

(4) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

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22. Which of the following place is the headquarters of ASEAN? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Manila

B) Jakarta

C) Kuala Lumpur

D) Bangkok

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23. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established by (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Bangkok Declaration

B) Singapore Declaration

C) Manila Declaration

D) Colombo Declaration

The ASEAN Declaration or Bangkok Declaration is the founding document of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five ASEAN founding members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

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24. Which of the following three countries include the ‘ASEAN Plus Three’ Group? (KERALA SET 2017 FEBRUARY)

A) Japan, China, Russia

B) China, India, Japan

C) China, Japan, South Korea

D) China, Russia, India

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25. First ASEAN summit was conducted at: (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

A) Bali

B) Kulalampur

C) Singapore

D) Bangkok

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26. ASEAN was founded in the year ______. (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

A) 1957

B) l967

C) 1986

D) 1987

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27. How many nations signed the ASEAN declaration in 1967? (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

A) 5

B) 8

C) 15

D) 6

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28. The ASEAN was established by: (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

A) Colombo Declaration

B) Singapore Declaration

C) Manila Declaration

D) Bangkok Declaration

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29. Arrange the following organisations by their year of establishment in chronological order: (University of Hyderabad MA 2020)

I. SAARC

II. EU

III. NAFTA

IV. ASEAN

A. I, III, II, IV

B. IV, III, I, II

C. IV, I, II, III

D. I, II, III, IV

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30. India is not a member of one of the following organizations: (Jadavpur University B.A 2010)

a) SAARC

b) IBSA

c) ASEAN

d) BIMSTEC

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31. What is not true about ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)? (NET December 2014 Paper III)

(a) Its declared objectives is regional peace and stability.

(b) It stands for strategic cooperation at regional level.

(d) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak announced that ASEAN was not committed to any political ideology.

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32. Which member State of ASEAN had joined this regional organisation in 1999? (NET June 2015 Paper III)

(a) Laos

(b) Myanmar

(d) Vietnam

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33. India is holding talks with ASEAN to extend which highway to Vietnam? (NET June 2019 Paper II)

(a) India-Myanmar-Thailand

(b) India-Myanmar-Korea

(d) India-Myanmar-China

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34. The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), established in 1994, is the organization that carries out the coordination of: (CUET UG 2024)

(1) Trade and Finance

(2) Friendship and Solidarity

(3) Security and Foreign Policy

(4) Investment and Labour

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35. What do OAU, OAS, ASEAN, SAARC have in common? (JMI M.A. 2022)

A) They are military alliances

B) They are agencies of United Nations

C) They are regional organisations

D) None of these

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36. India is not a full member of (University of Hyderabad MA 2018)

A. ASEAN

B. SCO

C. SAARC

D. BIMSTEC

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37. Identify the correct chronological order of the following regional organisations. (NET December 2005)

i. ASEAN

ii. OPEC

iii. APEC

iv. SAARC

Codes:

(A) i, iii, ii, iv

(B) iii, ii, iv, i

(D) iv, ii, iii, i

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38. Which of the following countries are included in ASEAN Plus Three? (NET December 2013 Paper II)

(a) China, India, Japan

(b) China, South Korea, Russia

(d) China, Japan, South Korea

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39. Which one of the following is not correct about Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)? (NET December 2014 Paper II)

(a) First India ASEAN Summit was held in November, 2002.

(b) ASEAN declared South East Asian Nuclear Weapon free zone in 1995.

(d) India became full dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1991.

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40. Which of the following country is not a member of ASEAN: (NET June 2015 Paper II)

(a) Laos

(b) Cambodia

(d) North Korea

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41. Consider the following statements with regard to India and ASEAN. (NET July 2018 Paper II)

(A) India became Sectoral partner of ASEAN in 1992.

(B) Delhi Dialogue is on Politico- economic issues between ASEAN and India.

(D) India became summit level partner of ASEAN in 2000.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) (A) and (D)

(b) (A) and (C)

(d) (A) and (B)

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42. Arrange the following organizations chronologically according to their year of establishment: (CUET PG 2024)

(A). ASEAN

(B). NAM

(C). UNO

(D). SAARC

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A), (C), (B), (D)

2. (B), (A), (C), (D).

3. (C), (A), (B), (D).

4. (C), (B), (A), (D).

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43. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (GUJARAT SET 2022)

Assertion (A): ASEAN has evolved into a free market area featuring economic integration.

Reason (R): Post cold war, ASEAN membership has expanded to ten members.

Select the correct answer.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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44. ASEAN emerged as a reaction against ----- Expansion. (Kerala SET July 2024)

A) Communist

B) American

C) Capitalist

D) European

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45. The ASEAN was established by: (Kerala SET January 2024)

A) Bangkok Declaration

B) Singapore Declaration

C) Manila Declaration

D) Colombo Declaration

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46. Choose the correct statements given below: (NET August 2024 Shift I)

(A) NATO is a security pact created for the defence of US led Western Countries

(B) Warsaw pact was created by Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO

(D) ASEAN is a Security Organisation

(E) European Union was created for the security of Europe

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) and (B) Only

(2) (A), (B) and (C) Only

(3) (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only

(4) (C), (D) and (E) Only

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47. What is the motto of ASEAN? (WB SET 2017 Paper II)

(A) “One objective, One identity, One organisation”

(B) “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”

(D) “One Vision, One Reality, One Community”

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