Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, attended the Shanghai Cooperation…
2022
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in September, 2022 which was held in ______.
- A.
Uzbekistan
- B.
Iran
- C.
China
- D.
Japan
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Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
Annual Heads of State summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are hosted by member states on a rotating basis, and the host city belongs to the country chairing the organisation that year. To answer such a current-affairs item, first recall the chair/host nation for the specific summit year, then map it to the host city.
Application
For the 22nd SCO Summit held on 15-16 September 2022, the host nation was Uzbekistan and the meeting was held in the city of Samarkand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended this summit there, which fills the blank.
Cross-check
The host rotates year to year: the 2020 SCO summit was hosted by Russia and the 2023 summit was chaired by India (held virtually), while Uzbekistan held the chair only in 2022. So the 2022 host country is fixed as Uzbekistan by the SCO rotation, independent of any list of choices.