2024 · Q104
Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):
- 1One of the goals of SCO is to promote a new democratic, fair and rational international political and economic order.
- 2Iran is a permanent member of SCO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeCurrent Affairs
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the SCO Charter lists among its goals the promotion of a new democratic, fair and rational international political and economic order. Statement 2 is correct: Iran, long an observer, became a full permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2023. Both statements are correct, so the answer is (C).