UPSC Prelims 2023 Question:

Consider the following statements about G-20

1. The G-20 group was originally established as platform for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss the international economic and financial issues.
2. Digital public infrastructure is one of India’s G-20 priorities.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

• The G20 group of 19 countries and the EU was established in 1999 as a platform for Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss international economic and financial issues. Together, the G20 countries account for almost two-thirds of the global population, 75% of global trade, and 85% of the world's GDP. So, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• India is pitching its digital infrastructure at G20 as an open-access platform that can aid in improving development outcomes. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | International Relations