With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)’, consider the following statements: 1) It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills. 2) It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

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With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)’, consider the following statements: 1) It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills.  2) It is an alliance meant for maritime security only.  Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

CollectorBabu · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: Neither 1 nor 2. Indian Ocean Rim Initiative is an organisation started in Mauritius on 6th March 1995 comprising of coastal states which are bordering Indian Ocean. The idea of this organisation is to handle Maritime Safety & Security, Trade & Investment Facilitation, Fisheries Management, Disaster Risk Management, Activities in areas of Academic, Science & Technology, Exchange of Tourism & Cultural and Gender empowerment. With this, we see that Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation was set up neither to look on piracy and accidents of oil spills, nor meant for maritime security only, so both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect. This eliminates options a, b and c, and hence d is correct.

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