एशियाई आधारिक-संरचना निवेश बैंक [एशियन इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर इंवेस्टमेंट बैंक (AIIB)] के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.AIIB के 80 से अधिक सदस्य राष्ट्र हैं।
- 2.AIIB में भारत सबसे बड़ा शेयरधारक है।
- 3.AIIB में एशिया से बाहर का कोई सदस्य नहीं है।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
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With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements:
1. AIIB has more than 80 member nations.
2. India is the largest shareholder in AIIB.
3. AIIB does not have any members from outside Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 and 3 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) केवल 1
Only statement 1 is correct. AIIB already had 84 members by the end of 2017, so it had more than 80 members. India is the second-largest shareholder after China, and AIIB has many non-Asian (non-regional) members.
- ✓ 1. AIIB approved 27 new members in 2017, bringing the total to 84. It has kept growing and now has 111 approved members.
- ✗ 2. China is the largest shareholder, with more than 25 per cent of the voting power. India is the second-largest shareholder, followed by Russia.
- ✗ 3. AIIB has both regional (Asian) and non-regional members. Of the 84 members at the end of 2017, 48 were regional and 36 non-regional, so many members are from outside Asia.
Remember · AIIB (headquarters Beijing, operational since 2016) has regional and non-regional members; China is the largest shareholder and India the second-largest.
Sources
- AIIB Yearbook of International Law 2018: Governance of the AIIB in Comparative Context ↗ · reference work “Twenty- seven new AIIB members were approved in 2017, bringing the total to 84 (48 regional and 36 non- regional).”
- PIB: Finance Minister attends the 7th Annual Meeting of the AIIB Board of Governors ↗ “India is a Founding Member and the second largest shareholder in AIIB.”
- AIIB: Members and Prospective Members of the Bank ↗ · reference work “We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 111 approved members worldwide.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·