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Current Affairs UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Consider the following statements regarding G-20 summits

(a) The 12th G-20 summit was held in Germany
(b) The 13th G-20 summit will be held in China
(c) The 14th G-20 summit will be held in Japan

Of the above the correct statements are:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: a and c only

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “a and c only”.
The correct statement is (b) a and c only.

The 13th G-20 summit will be held in China. This statement is incorrect. The 13th G-20 summit was actually held in Argentina in 2018.

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