CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India has joined Indian Ocean Commission as the ____ Observer?
A
3rd
B
4th
C
5th
D
6th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are also seven observers: China, the European Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Sovereign Order of Malta, India, Japan and the United Nations. The IOC was created in 1982 in Port-Louis, Mauritius, and institutionalised in 1984 by the Victoria Agreement (Seychelles).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Commission has five observers - India, China, European Union (EU), Malta and International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).

Detailed explanation-3: -India: Permanent Observer Country.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noehren travelled across India and helped many States establish their Olympic Associations, as member units of the IOA. The same year as it was formed, 1927, the Indian Olympic Association was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

Detailed explanation-5: -France will chair the Indian Ocean Commission for a year from 20 May 2021. For more than 30 years, France has been a member of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), alongside the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles.

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