UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Consider the following statements: The India-Africa Summit 1. held in 2015 was the third such Summit. 2. was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

The 2015 India-Africa Forum Summit was indeed the third edition of the summit (after 2008 and 2011), making statement 1 correct. The India-Africa Forum Summit series began in 2008, not in 1951 under Nehru, making statement 2 incorrect.

Topics: india-africa forum summit, india-africa relations, international relations, summits