Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ? (Summit) (Place)
- (a)East Asia Summit, 2020 – Singapore
- (b)G-20 Summit, 2019 – Osaka
- (c)G-7 Summit, 2019 – Biarritz
- (d)East Asia Summit, 2019 – Bangkok
Correct — A is the mismatched pair, so it is the answer. The East Asia Summit for 2020 (the 15th EAS, November 2020) was chaired and hosted by Vietnam and held virtually because of COVID-19 — it was NOT held in Singapore. Singapore had hosted the East Asia Summit earlier, in 2018. So 'East Asia Summit, 2020 – Singapore' is incorrectly matched; the other three pairings are correct.
- (b)G-20 Summit, 2019 – Osaka — This IS correctly matched, so it is not the answer. The 14th G-20 Summit was held in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.
- (c)G-7 Summit, 2019 – Biarritz — This IS correctly matched. The 45th G-7 Summit was hosted by France at Biarritz in August 2019.
- (d)East Asia Summit, 2019 – Bangkok — This IS correctly matched. The 14th East Asia Summit was held in Bangkok, Thailand (hosted by Thailand as ASEAN chair), in November 2019.
The question tests the host cities/years of major multilateral summits. The G-7 (advanced economies) rotates its presidency among members; the G-20 (major advanced + emerging economies) does likewise; the East Asia Summit (EAS) is an ASEAN-led forum whose venue follows the annual ASEAN chair. Because the host rotates each year, 'summit + year → place' pairings are a favourite matching-question format.
In a 'NOT correctly matched' item you hunt for the single wrong pair. The trap is that three pairings are genuine, so the odd one must be spotted precisely: the EAS chair rotates with ASEAN, and in 2020 it was Vietnam (virtual, due to the pandemic), not Singapore — Singapore had hosted in 2018. Fix the rotation in mind: EAS 2018 Singapore, EAS 2019 Bangkok, EAS 2020 Vietnam.
- East Asia Summit 2020 (15th) — chaired by Vietnam, held virtually (Nov 2020); Singapore hosted the EAS in 2018
- G-20 Summit 2019 (14th) — Osaka, Japan (June 2019)
- G-7 Summit 2019 (45th) — Biarritz, France (August 2019)
- East Asia Summit 2019 (14th) — Bangkok, Thailand (Nov 2019), hosted by the ASEAN chair
The EAS host rotates with the ASEAN chair: Singapore (2018), Thailand/Bangkok (2019), Vietnam (2020). So 'EAS 2020 – Singapore' is the mismatch.
- Assuming a prominent city like Singapore must be the 2020 EAS host — it hosted in 2018, not 2020
- Confusing the G-7 and G-20 host cities of 2019 (Biarritz vs Osaka)
UPPSC/UPSC test summit venues as matching or 'not correctly matched' pairs — memorise host country/city with the year, especially the rotating ASEAN/EAS and G-7/G-20 chairs.
India is a member of which among the following? 1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2. Association of South-East Asian Nations 3. East Asia Summit. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 3 only
- (c) 1, 2 and 3
- (d) India is a member of none of them
Answer(b) 3 only
Same concept — the East Asia Summit. UPPSC asks about EAS host years (2019 Bangkok, 2020 Vietnam not Singapore); UPSC tests that India is a member of the EAS (but not APEC, and only a dialogue partner of ASEAN).
A present group of nations known as 'G-8' started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them ?
- (a) Canada
- (b) Italy
- (c) Japan
- (d) Russia
Answer(d) Russia
Same family of concepts — the G-7/G-8 grouping. UPPSC tests the G-7 2019 host (Biarritz); UPSC tests the G-7's founding membership (Russia joined later to form the G-8).
- practice — not a real PYQ
The 14th G-20 Summit (2019) was hosted by which country?
- (a)France
- (b)Japan
- (c)Argentina
- (d)India
Answer(b) Japan — the 2019 G-20 Summit was held in Osaka.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The East Asia Summit (EAS) is an initiative led by which grouping?
- (a)European Union
- (b)ASEAN
- (c)SAARC
- (d)African Union
Answer(b) ASEAN — the EAS is ASEAN-led, and its venue follows the annual ASEAN chair; India has been a member since 2005.