ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Regional Block consist

ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Regional Block consists of a number of countries. Which one of the following groups of countries is a part of this block ?

[amp_mcq option1=”India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar” option2=”Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam” option3=”Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, China” option4=”Indonesia, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar” correct=”option2″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2011
The group of countries that is a part of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) block among the given options is Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
ASEAN comprises ten member states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Option B lists six of these ten members.
ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on 7 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999.