World Geography and Politics

Correct Answer: The US

India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15, 1947, marking freedom from British rule. South Korea also celebrates its National Liberation Day (Gwangbokjeol) on August 15, 1945, commemorating liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Pakistan's Independence Day is August 14, 1947, and Bangladesh's is March 26, 1971.

The Radcliffe Line demarcates the boundary between India and Pakistan, drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947 during the Partition of British India. The Durand Line separates Pakistan and Afghanistan, while the McMahon Line separates India and China.

Correct Answer: The US

Arunachal Pradesh shares borders with China (via McMahon Line), Myanmar (east), and Bhutan (west). However, it does NOT touch Bangladesh - the Siliguri Corridor separates Arunachal from Bangladesh. The state's geographic location is entirely in the northeastern Himalayan region.

Hamas is a Palestinian militant and political organization that is primarily active in the Palestinian territories, particularly the Gaza Strip and West Bank. The group is involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its activities are centered in this region.

CLMV is an economic grouping of four Southeast Asian nations: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The Project Development Fund aimed to boost India's economic engagement with this region. The other options list countries from different continents (South America, Africa, Europe, Caribbean) that don't form this specific regional grouping.

The 2016 ASEAN-India Summit was held in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, which chaired ASEAN that year. The summit is an annual meeting between ASEAN leaders and the Indian Prime Minister. Kuala Lumpur (2015), Singapore (2018), and Bangkok have hosted in different years, while Phnom Penh is Cambodia's capital.

In September 2016, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt in the field of Maritime Transport to enhance cooperation in shipping, port development, and maritime logistics. The agreement aimed to strengthen maritime ties between the two nations. While India has maritime agreements with Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, the specific September 2016 agreement was with Egypt.

Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free by WHO in September 2016 after successfully eliminating indigenous malaria transmission and maintaining zero local cases for over three consecutive years. This was a significant public health achievement for a South Asian nation.

Pakistan is not a member of the G-20, while Brazil, China, and Japan are all prominent members. The G-20 includes 19 individual countries plus the EU. Pakistan has never been a G-20 member.

The Tashkent Agreement was signed in January 1966 between India and Pakistan to end the 1965 Indo-Pak war. It was mediated by the Soviet Union and signed by Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan in Tashkent (now in Uzbekistan). Tragically, Shastri died hours after signing the agreement. The agreement mandated withdrawal of troops to pre-war positions and restoration of diplomatic relations.

There are only two Kendriya Vidyalayas located outside India - one in Kathmandu (Nepal) and the other in Moscow (Russia). These serve the children of Indian embassy and diplomatic staff posted abroad.

The '3i countries' refers to India, Ireland, and Israel - three nations with similar GDP sizes that engaged in economic cooperation discussions during the early 2000s. The grouping was based on their comparable economic scale and potential for collaboration in technology, services, and trade. None of the other combinations represent this specific diplomatic and economic grouping.