{"id":84693,"date":"2025-06-01T02:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84693"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:46:25","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the Trans-Pacific Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The TPP was signed by 12 Pacific Rim nations in the year 2015.<\/li>\n<li>2. The TPP is likely to be a game-changer in global trade as member countries account for about 40 percent of global GDP.<\/li>\n<li>3. India is a founder member of TPP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statement 1 is incorrect. While negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded in October 2015, the agreement was officially signed by the 12 member nations in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 4, 2016. Statement 2 is correct; the TPP member countries together accounted for approximately 40% of global GDP and a significant share of global trade, making it a potentially significant trade bloc. Statement 3 is incorrect; India was not a member or founder member of the TPP. The 12 founding members were Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was a major trade agreement involving countries around the Pacific Rim, but excluded major economies like China and India.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">The TPP agreement faced political challenges, particularly in the United States, and the US withdrew from the agreement in January 2017. The remaining 11 countries proceeded to negotiate a revised agreement, known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into effect in December 2018.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is\/are correct? 1. The TPP was signed by 12 Pacific Rim nations in the year 2015. 2. 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