Arrange the following Regional Trade Blocks in descending order on their basis of number of member nations.
(A) ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)
(B) EU (European Union)
(C) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Association)
(D) SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Agreement)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
(B) EU (European Union) — first, with 28 member nations.
(A) ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) — second, with 10 member nations.
(D) SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Agreement) — third, with 7 member nations.
(C) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Association) — last, with 3 member nations.
Note 1: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Note 2: NTA turned a list of member countries into a counting question. When a table gives names, count them too.
Pre-rationalised NCERT:
Table 9.3: Major Regional Trade |
