Which of the following statements is correct regarding QUAD?
2023
Which of the following statements is correct regarding QUAD?
Answer: D. More than one of the above — ConceptA multilateral dialogue may begin with practical coordination and later acquire a broader diplomatic and security agenda. Composite choices must be…
- A.
QUAD is a strategic forum of four nations—India, US, Japan and Australia.
- B.
Its genesis was in 2004.
- C.
The intention was to enhance maritime cooperation among the four nations.
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: D
Concept
A multilateral dialogue may begin with practical coordination and later acquire a broader diplomatic and security agenda.
Composite choices must be evaluated from independently established facts; once two underlying claims are supported, an “at least two” choice is satisfied without relying on a more debatable claim.
Application
Official descriptions identify QUAD’s participants as India, the United States, Japan and Australia.
They trace its genesis to the four countries’ coordinated response after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; the first officials’ meeting followed in 2007.
Maritime security became part of the consultation agenda, but that later agenda should not be conflated with the specific purpose of the original 2004 disaster-response coordination.
Cross-check and result
The membership statement and the 2004-genesis statement are independently supported by the official chronology, so at least two listed statements hold.
Therefore, the complete single-choice response is “More than one of the above.”