Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Regional Trade Block | Head Quarter Country | ||
| (A) | Association of South East Asian Nations | (I) | Belarus |
| (B) | Common Wealth of Independent States | (II) | Austria |
| (C) | European Union | (III) | Indonesia |
| (D) | Organisation of petroleum exporting Countries | (IV) | Belgium |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Association of South East Asian Nations — this matches (III) Indonesia. The headquarters of ASEAN is at Jakarta, Indonesia.
(B) Common Wealth of Independent States — this matches (I) Belarus. The headquarters of the CIS is at Minsk, Belarus.
(C) European Union — this matches (IV) Belgium. The headquarters of the EU is at Brussels, Belgium.
(D) Organisation of petroleum exporting Countries — this matches (II) Austria. The headquarters of OPEC is at Vienna, Austria.
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: One table of trade blocs gave two questions in this paper, this one and the ASEAN question. Read every row of a table, not only its first column.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 9: International Trade
Table 9.3: Major Regional Trade |
