Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Nov 2017 Political Science
Consider the following statements with regard to the Non-Aligned Movement.
- 1. Julius Nyerere was one of the founding members of NAM.
- 2. India hosted the seventh NAM summit.
- 3. The seventeenth NAM summit was held in Venezuela.
- 4. The headquarters of NAM is in Belgrade.
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C2 and 3 ✓ Correct
D2 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 2 and 3 — Statements 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 2 and 3.
Explanation
★Statements 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 2 and 3.
★NAM was founded on 1 September 1961, a forum now of about 120 developing nations.
★Its five founders were Nehru, Nkrumah of Ghana, Sukarno of Indonesia, Nasser of Egypt and Tito of Yugoslavia.
★Julius Nyerere of Tanzania was not among these five founders, so statement 1 is false.
★India hosted the seventh NAM summit in New Delhi in 1983, validating statement 2.
★The seventeenth NAM summit was held in Venezuela in 2016, validating statement 3.
★NAM has no permanent headquarters or secretariat, so statement 4 is false.
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