State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 30

After remaining neutral for about 200 years, which country officially joined NATO in March 2024?

  1. Sweden
  2. North Macedonia
  3. Iceland
  4. Finland
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Answer: (A) Sweden

Explanation

Sweden ended its long neutrality after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and joined NATO in March 2024.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: Sweden became NATO's 32nd member on 7 March 2024.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: joined in 2020.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a founding member (1949).

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: joined in April 2023.