State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 22

What is true of the 18th G20 Summit?

  1. It was held in Rio de Janeiro
  2. Its theme was: Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet
  3. The Rio de Janeiro Declaration emphasised the taxation of billionaires
  4. None of the above
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Answer: (D) None of the above

Explanation

The 18th G20 Summit was held in New Delhi on 9–10 September 2023 under the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future'.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Rio hosted the 19th summit (2024); the 18th was in New Delhi (2023).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: this was Brazil's 2024 (19th) theme; the 18th was 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: the Rio Declaration belongs to the 19th summit; the 18th produced the New Delhi Leaders' Declaration.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: all three statements describe the 19th summit, not the 18th.