current affairs MCQ #5973

Which country chairs the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and wields the greatest institutional influence within it?

current affairs MCQ #5973

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which country chairs the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and wields the greatest institutional influence within it?

    • A) Russia, as the largest member by territory
    • B) India, as the largest member by population
    • C) Kazakhstan, as the founding host nation
    • D) China, as the founding power and largest economy in the grouping

    Answer: China, as the founding power and largest economy in the grouping

    Explanation: China is the dominant power within the SCO — it founded the organisation's predecessor group, hosts the SCO Secretariat in Beijing, contributes the largest share of funding, and drives the organisation's strategic and economic agenda.