With reference to the G-7 Summit held in June 2021, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. United Kingdom was the Chair of the Summit.
2. Brazil was invited to the Summit as a guest cou

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With reference to the G-7 Summit held in June 2021, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. United Kingdom was the Chair of the Summit.
2. Brazil was invited to the Summit as a guest country.
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Correct — A, Only 1. Statement 1 is true: the United Kingdom held the G-7 presidency in 2021 and chaired the summit, hosted at Carbis Bay, Cornwall, on 11–13 June 2021. Statement 2 is false: the UK invited Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa as guest countries (the 'D-10' democracies idea) — Brazil was NOT among the invited guests. Since only the first statement holds, the answer is 'Only 1'.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Wrong — statement 2 is false (Brazil was not a guest), and statement 1 (UK as chair) is in fact true, so it cannot be 'Only 2'.  (c) Wrong — statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false; the invited guests were Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa, not Brazil.  (d) Wrong — statement 1 is correct: the UK chaired the 2021 G-7 summit at Carbis Bay, Cornwall.

Concept: The G-7 (Group of Seven) is an informal grouping of seven advanced economies — the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada (the EU also participates). Its presidency rotates annually, and the chair country hosts the summit and sets the agenda. In 2021 that rotating presidency was held by the United Kingdom, which used the summit to push a 'Build Back Better World' agenda and floated closer coordination among democracies by inviting selected guest nations.

State PCS 2021 Q48 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q48 — Current Affairs PYQ with Answer