Q. Which of the following countries are the members of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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1 and 3 only

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2 and 3 only

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1, 2, 3 only

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Solution

The correct option is B 1 and 3 only
Explanation:

The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries – India and five ASEAN countries, namely, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. It was launched in 2000 at Vientiane, Lao PDR. Both the Ganga and the Mekong are civilizational rivers, and the MGC initiative aims to facilitate closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins.

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