Match the abbreviations in List - I with the names in List - II.
| List - I Abbreviation | List - II Name | ||
| (A) | ASEAN | (I) | South Asian Federation of Trade Association |
| (B) | WTO | (II) | South Asian Regional Conference |
| (C) | SAFTA | (III) | Association of South-east Asian Nations |
| (D) | SARC | (IV) | World Trade Organisation |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) ASEAN — this matches (III) Association of South-east Asian Nations.
(B) WTO — this matches (IV) World Trade Organisation.
(C) SAFTA — this matches (I) South Asian Federation of Trade Association.
(D) SARC — this matches (II) South Asian Regional Conference.
Note 1: The names ‘South Asian Regional Conference (SARC)’ and ‘South Asian Federation of Trade Association (SAFTA)’ come from the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023. The NCERT book (2025-26) keeps the same paragraph with ASEAN and the WTO, but names the South Asian body as SAARC and no longer mentions SAFTA.
Note 2: In fact, SAARC stands for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (the NCERT book (2025-26) prints ‘Corporation’), and SAFTA for the South Asian Free Trade Area. The question keeps the names printed in the pre-rationalised NCERT, and the matching is not affected.
NCERT (2025-26): “Globalisation and Political Changes … Another significant political development which is accompanying globalisation is the growth of international and regional mechanisms for political collaboration. The European Union (EU), the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (SAARC) are just some of the examples that indicate the greater role of regional associations. The other political dimension has been the rise of International Governmental Organisations (IGOs) and International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs). An intergovernmental organisation is a body that is established by participating governments and given responsibility for regulating, or overseeing a particular domain of activity that is transnational in scope. The World Trade Organisation (WTO), for instance, increasingly has a major say in the rules that govern trade practices.…” NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “…Another significant political development which is accompanying globalisation is the growth of international and regional mechanisms for political collaboration. The European Union (EU), the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Asian Regional Conference (SARC) and more recently South Asian Federation of Trade Association (SAFTA) are just some of the examples that indicate the greater role of regional associations.” |