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    Question

    Which of the following countries is going to be the new

    member of SCO?
    A Indonesia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Bangladesh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Iran Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Singapore Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Bhutan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). India will host the SCO summit next year. Varanasi has been selected as the SCO Region’s first “Tourism and Cultural Capital”, a title it will hold next year coinciding with India chairing the grouping. About SCO Founded: 15 June 2001                      Headquarters: Beijing, China              Secretary: General Zhang Ming Total Member Countries: 8 China, Russia and four Central Asian states — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — were the founding members of the SCO, while India and Pakistan joined the grouping in 2017 in its first round of expansion. About Iran: Capital: Tehran                                     Currency: Iranian rial                              President: Ebrahim Raisi About Belarus Capital: Minsk                                       Currency: Belarusian ruble                           President: Alexander Lukashenko

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