With reference to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), consider the following statements: 1. The presidency of the GCC rotates annually among member states. 2. The headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3. All members of GCC are monarchies. 4. The Ministerial Council is the highest decision-making body of the GCC. How many of the statements given above are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), consider the following statements:
1.The presidency of the GCC rotates annually among member states.
2.The headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3.All members of GCC are monarchies.
4.The Ministerial Council is the highest decision-making body of the GCC.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanations –

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. The presidency of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rotates annually in alphabetical order among its six member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE). The GCC headquarters is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All six GCC member states are monarchies, including three constitutional monarchies (Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain), two absolute monarchies (Saudi Arabia and Oman), and one federal monarchy (UAE).

Statement 4 is incorrect. The Supreme Council, composed of the heads of state of the member countries, is the highest decision-making body of the GCC.

Source: AIR

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