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. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes :
- (a)Only 1
- (b)Only 2
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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'.
- (b)Only 2 — 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)Both 1 and 2 — Wrong — statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false; the invited guests were Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa, not Brazil.
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2 — Wrong — statement 1 is correct: the UK chaired the 2021 G-7 summit at Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
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.
Two things to verify for such a statement-item: who chaired, and who the guest countries were. In 2021 the UK chaired and invited Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa. India's participation (PM Modi joined virtually) is the hook UPPSC uses. The trap is 'Brazil' — a large emerging economy that sounds plausible but was not invited that year. Fix the true guest list and statement 2 collapses, leaving 'Only 1'.
- 2021 G-7 summit: chaired/hosted by the United Kingdom at Carbis Bay, Cornwall, 11–13 June 2021.
- Invited guest countries: Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa — NOT Brazil.
- G-7 members: USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada (plus the EU).
- India (PM Modi) attended as a guest (partner) country, virtually.
- Assuming Brazil (a BRICS economy) was a G-7 guest in 2021 — the guests were Australia, India, South Korea, South Africa
- Confusing the G-7 (7 advanced economies) with the G-20 (broader grouping)
UPPSC and UPSC test summits through 'chair/host + guest country + venue' statement items — remember 2021 G-7 = UK chair, Carbis Bay, guests Australia/India/South Korea/South Africa.
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 concept — the composition of the G-7 grouping. It reinforces the original seven members (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada); Russia joined later to form the G-8, which is the membership backdrop to this UPPSC summit question.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The 2021 G-7 Summit (Carbis Bay) was hosted by which country?
- (a)France
- (b)United Kingdom
- (c)Germany
- (d)Italy
Answer(b) United Kingdom — the UK held the 2021 G-7 presidency and hosted the summit at Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following was NOT invited as a guest country to the 2021 G-7 Summit?
- (a)India
- (b)Australia
- (c)Brazil
- (d)South Korea
Answer(c) Brazil — the invited guests were Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa; Brazil was not invited.