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NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: UPSC GS-II International Relations.
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196QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (47)
- G20 — Group of Twenty — 1999 · 19 countries + EU + AU(2023) · 85% global GDP
- BRICS+ — Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa+ — BRIC 2009 · SA 2010 · Jan 2024 expansion +5 (UAE+Egypt+Ethiopia+Iran+Saudi)
- BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) — Shanghai HQ · 2014 · KV Kamath 1st President
- BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) — 2014 Fortaleza · $100 bn reserve · liquidity support
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) — 2001 founded · 10 members (Belarus 2024) · HQ Beijing
- Quad — Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — US+India+Japan+Australia · Revived Mar 2021 · 4 leader summits
- SAARC — South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation — 1985 Dhaka Charter · 8 members · defunct since 2014
- BIMSTEC — Bay of Bengal Initiative — 7 members · 1997 Bangkok Declaration · 14 sectors · 6th Summit Bangkok Apr 2025
- IORA — Indian Ocean Rim Association — 1997 Mauritius · 23 member states · India founding member
- IBSA — India-Brazil-South Africa — Jun 2003 Brasilia Declaration · trilateral Global South
- ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership — ASEAN+1 · FTA Goods 2010 · Services/Investment 2014 · ASEAN+CSP 2022
- ASEAN — Association of Southeast Asian Nations — 1967 Bangkok · 10 members · Chair rotates annually
- AIIB — Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — HQ Beijing 2016 · India 2nd largest shareholder (8.43%)
- G7 — Group of Seven — 1975 Rambouillet · India invitee under outreach
- Commonwealth of Nations — 1949 London Declaration · 56 members · CHOGM
- ISA — International Solar Alliance — 2015 Paris (CoP21) · HQ Gurugram India · Treaty-based 2017
- CDRI — Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure — Sept 2019 NY UNSG Summit · Modi · HQ Delhi
- Global Biofuels Alliance — Sept 2023 G20 New Delhi launch · India-Brazil-USA
- OPEC + OPEC+ — 1960 Baghdad · 12+ members · OPEC+ includes Russia
- BIMSTEC Sectors + India Lead — 14 → 7 rationalised sectors · India lead 4 of 7
- G77 + China — 1964 UNCTAD · ~134 developing countries
- AUKUS Trilateral (Sept 2021) — Australia + UK + USA · nuclear-powered subs
- Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance — US+UK+CA+AU+NZ · UKUSA 1946
- NATO + 2024 Expansion — 1949 Washington Treaty · Sweden Mar 2024 32nd member
- Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) — Nov 2019 East Asia Summit Bangkok · 7 pillars
- Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) — 2000 Vientiane · India+Cambodia+Laos+Myanmar+Thailand+Vietnam
- RCEP — Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership — Nov 2020 signed · India opted out · 15 member effective Jan 2022
- OPEC+ Decision Forums — JMMC monthly · production quotas
- Wassenaar Arrangement — 1996 · 42 members · India 2017 · dual-use tech export controls
- Australia Group — 1985 · 43 members · India 2018 · chemical/biological non-proliferation
- MTCR — Missile Technology Control Regime — 1987 · 35 members · India 2016
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) — 1974 created post-Pokhran I · 48 members · India not member · 2008 waiver
- Arctic Council — 1996 Ottawa Declaration · India observer since 2013
- Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) — 5 IO island states · India observer since 2020
- Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) — India+SL+Maldives+Mauritius (2020) · maritime security IOR
- Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) — 2014 Suva Fiji · 14 Pacific Island states
- MILAN Naval Exercise — Biennial · Indian Navy Vizag · 30+ navies
- RIC — Russia-India-China Trilateral — 1990s Primakov · FM-level meetings
- E9 / Education Ministerial Forums — 9 high-pop countries on education · India member
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) — 2017 Davos · India a member · vaccine R&D
- UN Peacekeeping — India — 5th largest contributor · 290k+ since 1948 · Women Police Unit
- INSPIRE — India-Pacific Partnership Quad 2024 — QUAD Wilmington Initiative · cancer moonshot · MAITRI maritime
- India-Nordic Summit — 2018 Stockholm · 2022 Copenhagen · 5 Nordic states
- Energy Compact + IPHE / ISA — International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (IPHE)
- UN Climate Action Summits — Sept 2019 launch · India initiative CDRI
- DRI / Indo-Pacific Initiatives — Indo-Pacific Economic Framework + IPOI overlap
- Quad+ Concept — Korea + Vietnam + NZ + Israel inclusion discussions
Sample questions (12 of 196)
The G20 was established in which year?
1999 (Finance Ministers); 2008 elevated to Leaders
G20 represents approximately what share of global GDP?
~85%
India hosted the G20 Summit in which year?
September 2023
India's G20 presidency 2023 had which theme?
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future
Which organisation was admitted as a permanent member of G20 in 2023?
African Union (AU)
The 2023 G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration is abbreviated as:
NDLD — New Delhi Leaders' Declaration
Brazil hosted the G20 Summit in which year?
2024 (Rio de Janeiro, Nov 18-19)
South Africa holds the G20 presidency in which year?
2025
USA will host the G20 Summit in which year?
2026 (Trump 2.0)
G20 New Delhi Declaration prioritised which sectors? (one example)
Green Development, Inclusive Growth, SDGs, Tech Transformation, Multilateralism, Women-Led Dev
Which corridor was announced at the G20 New Delhi Summit?
IMEC — India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
The G20 has how many working groups (Sherpa + Finance Track)?
~13 Sherpa + 8 Finance Track
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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter UPSC GS-II International Relations. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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