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In 2017, Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). What is the primary purpose of the SCO?
A. To facilitate trade amongst member countries
B. To establish a common currency for member states
C. To promote regional cooperation and stability in Eurasia
D. None of these
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The primary objective of the SCO is fostering Eurasian security, counter-terrorism, and regional stability.
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Pakistan and India join Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO) in ______?
A. 2016, June 7th
B. 2017, June 9th
C. 2018, June 11th
D. None of these
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Pakistan and India became members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on 2017, June 9th, so that date identifies their accession.
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In 2017, Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
A. To facilitate trade amongst member countries
B. To establish a common currency for member states
C. To promote regional cooperation and stability in Eurasia
D. None of these
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Duplicate of Q29. SCO focuses on security (SCO charter).
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In 2017, Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
A. To facilitate trade amongst member countries
B. To establish a common currency for member states
C. To promote regional cooperation and stability in Eurasia
D. None of these
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Duplicate of Q29; retained for completeness.
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The underlined word ‘temporal’, as used in the passage, most nearly means: (CSS2024)
A. Imaginary
B. Hypothetical
C. Old-fashioned
D. Temporary
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“Temporal” refers to the transient physical world in Plato’s philosophy (Oxford Dictionary).
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In 2017, Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
A. To facilitate trade amongst member countries
B. To establish a common currency for member states
C. To promote regional cooperation and stability in Eurasia
D. None of these
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The SCO focuses on regional security, stability, and cooperation, per SCO charter and official statements.
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Pakistan has recently been given observer status in:
A. Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
B. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
C. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
D. None of these
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Pakistan was granted observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 1. This allowed Pakistan to participate in SCO activities and discussions. Pakistan later became a full member of the SCO in 2017.
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Obama is the president of USA:
A. 44th
B. 46th
C. 45th
D. None of these
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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
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The reconstruction of religious thought written by:
A. Ahmed Ali
B. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
C. Javed Majeed
D. None of these
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Iqbal’s “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam” (1930) is a seminal collection of his lectures on modernizing Islamic philosophy.
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Number of European Union member states:
A. 26
B. 28
C. 27
D. 25
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Before the UK’s withdrawal in 2020, the European Union comprised 28 member states.[5](https://www.jworldtimes.com/old-site/css-exclusive/css-special/css-2017-solved-papers-current-affairs-mcqs/)
