UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

Consider the following countries: 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. China 4. India 5. Japan 6. USA. Which of the above are among the 'free-trade partners' of ASEAN?

  1. 1, 2, 4 and 5
  2. 3, 4, 5 and 6
  3. 1, 3, 4 and 5
  4. 2, 3, 4 and 6

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation

ASEAN's FTA partners are China, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia-New Zealand (with Hong Kong more recently). Canada and the USA are not ASEAN FTA partners, so the correct set is 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Topics: asean, asean free-trade partners, international relations, regional groupings