Q94) India and Cambodia signed two MoUs on Tourism and Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Initiative. Consider the following statements:
1) The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established in the year 2000 at Vientiane, Laos.
2) It comprises six member countries, namely China, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. MGC takes its name from two rivers Ganga and Mekong.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Q94) India and Cambodia signed two MoUs on Tourism and Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Initiative. Consider the following statements:
1) The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established in the year 2000 at Vientiane, Laos.
2) It comprises six member countries, namely China, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. MGC takes its name from two rivers Ganga and Mekong.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
The correct option is B Only 2
Ans:94)(b)Expl.On the one hand, the tourism MoU is aimed at boosting tourist movement between the two countries. On the other hand, the MoU on Mekong-Ganga relates to five ‘quick impact projects’ undertaken by India and these are:
- 50000 US dollars grant to Cambodia for the upgradation of an Entrepreneurship Development Centre in existence since 2004
- Two projects in healthcare, especially to do with malaria
- One project on agriculture
- One on women’s empowerment
Besides, both sides also discussed possibilities of shoring up of trade and investment, and agreed that the
bilateral investment protection agreement must be signed as soon as possible.
The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established in the year 2000 at Vientiane, Laos, at the first MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. MGC takes its name from two rivers Ganga and Mekong.
Only 2
Ans:94)(b)Expl.On the one hand, the tourism MoU is aimed at boosting tourist movement between the two countries. On the other hand, the MoU on Mekong-Ganga relates to five ‘quick impact projects’ undertaken by India and these are:
- 50000 US dollars grant to Cambodia for the upgradation of an Entrepreneurship Development Centre in existence since 2004
- Two projects in healthcare, especially to do with malaria
- One project on agriculture
- One on women’s empowerment
Besides, both sides also discussed possibilities of shoring up of trade and investment, and agreed that the
bilateral investment protection agreement must be signed as soon as possible.
The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established in the year 2000 at Vientiane, Laos, at the first MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. MGC takes its name from two rivers Ganga and Mekong.
