2022 SEAN QUIZ SEGMENT 2- MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    Based on the report of ABVC last November 2021, what ASEAN country has the largest percentage of people under fully vaccinated status?

• Myanmar

• Philippines

• Singapore

• Thailand

2.    The theme of ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary hosted by the Philippines.

•    Under one light, we are one ASEAN

•    We care, We prepare, We prosper

•    Partnering for Change, Engaging the World

• Remembering Southeast Asia’s Culture and Heritage

3. The first confirmed six COVID cases in ASEAN members are from what countries?

• Brunei, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Cambodia, and the Philippines

•    Indonesia, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines

• Laos, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Cambodia, and the Philippines

• Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, and the Philippines

4. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) envisions ASEAN as a single market and production. It is characterized by the free flow of different economic components mentioned as following, EXCEPT…

• Investments 

• Services

•    Organization

• Labor

5.    The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) envisions ASEAN as a competitive economic region. Investors can be assured that as ASEAN Member States work towards realizing this vision, businesses can expect reforms and initiatives that aim to establish the following, EXCEPT…

• Culture of fair competition among companies

• Secure and connected information infrastructure

•    Sustainable mineral development

•    Economic system sustainability 

6.    The Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate annually based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. A Member State assuming the Chairmanship shall chair the ASEAN Summit and related summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the three ASEAN Community Councils, relevant ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials, and the Committee of Permanent Representatives. This provision for chairmanship is based on what Article Number of the ASEAN Charter?

•   Article 11 of the ASEAN Charter

• Article 21 of the ASEAN Charter

•   Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter

•    Article 41 of the ASEAN Charter

7.    The ASEAN Secretariat has organized the 17th Coordinating Conference on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOC-COM) on 17^th of December 2021 to promote cross-sectoral and cross-pillar collaboration among ASEAN sectoral bodies. What is the main focus of the discussion in this recent conference?

•    Climate Change

• Cultural Migration

•  Economic Sustainability

•   Pandemic Responsiveness

8.    Under the ASEAN Pillar No. 2: Competitive Economic Region, the following are the possibilities for investors, EXCEPT…

•    Service providers in sectors such as telecommunications, healthcare, or finance can establish companies across national borders within the region.

•   Information-technology companies in high-income ASEAN countries can transfer advance and proprietary technologies without risk to their Intellectual property.

• Energy-dependent investments such as those in manufacturing can expect secure, sustainable, and lower energy cost once the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline and ASEAN Power Grid are developed.

• Private sector will have increased opportunities for involvement in the energy and mining sector in terms of investments, financing, and technology transfer.

9.    One of the agenda addressed by President Duterte in his July 2018 state of the nation’s address (SONA) is the successful hosting of the ASEAN summit in the country, which statements on the ASEAN is correct?

•    This is an association of ten (10) Southeast nations for nations building.

•     Its members are Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

• Its members are Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand

• This is the same as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

10.    The following decisions were made by ASEAN Plus Three Leaders to strengthen the cooperation for economic and financial resilience in the face of emerging challenges EXCEPT:

•   Promote human resource development and capacity building in banking and financial sectors.

•   Strengthen joint efforts to restore economic growth in the region by enhancing regional trades

•    Encourage the populace for the mass vaccination among regions.

•   Encourage the populace for the mass vaccination among regions.