Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (Summit) – (Place) A) East Asia Summit, 2020 – Singapore B) G-20 Summit, 2019 – Osaka C) G-7 Summit, 2019 – Biarritz D) East Asia Summit, 2019 – Bangkok Select the correct answer using the options given below:

The correct answer is A. The East Asia Summit in 2020 was hosted by Vietnam, which held the ASEAN chair that year, and the meeting was held in Hanoi, largely virtually because of COVID-19. Singapore hosted the EAS in 2018, which is probably where the mismatch comes from.

Why the others are correct:

• B: The G-20 Summit of 2019 was held in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.
• C: The G-7 Summit of 2019 was held at Biarritz, France, in August 2019.
• D: Thailand chaired ASEAN in 2019, so the East Asia Summit was held in Bangkok.

The core concept is the rotating ASEAN chairmanship. The host of the East Asia Summit follows the ASEAN chair, so always link EAS venues to the ASEAN chair year. This matters for Mains on India's Act East policy and its engagement with regional forums.

Trap: Candidates recall Singapore as an EAS host and forget that the venue changes with the rotating ASEAN chair each year.