ASEAN

ASEAN stands for

• Association of Southern East African Nations

• Association of South East Asian Nations

• Association of South Eastern American Nations

ASEAN countries were once colonies of

• France and Britain

• Britain and the US

• Japan and Britain

Before ASEAN was established, which international organisation attempted to unite the member countries

• NAM

• NATO

• SEATO

Amongst the following founding countries pick the ODD one out

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand

• Indonesia

• Singapore

• Myanmar

In the ASEAN logo, the ten stalks of paddy (rice) represent

• The unity of ASEAN

• The ten members of ASEAN

What is this following interaction famously known as?

• Informal

• Non-confrontationist

• Cooperative

• ASEAN Vision 2020

• ASEAN Way

ASEAN Vision 2020 is:

• an outward-looking role for ASEAN in the international community

• a form of interaction that is informal, non-confrontationist and cooperative

Unlike EU, ASEAN does not aspire to be a supranational organisation. However, ASEAN has taken one inspiration from the EU, which is:

• Establish an ASEAN

• Establish an ASEAN Community

Following statement is wrong. Identify the wrong word from the statement.

While the ASEAN region as a whole is a much smaller economy compared to the US, the EU, and Japan, its economy is growing much slower than all these.

• slower

• smaller

The ASEAN organisation that carries out coordination of security and foreign policy is

• ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

• Free Trade Area (FTA)