Question

Where was the first NAM summit held in 1961?
a. Delhi
b. Bandung
c. Belgrade
d. Bali

Answer 1

Hint:
NAM is the Non-aligned Movement which consists of a forum including 120 developing world states. These states are not formally aligned with or against any of the major power blocs. After the United States, Non- Aligned Movement (NAM), becomes the largest grouping of states across the World.


Complete solution:
The Non-Aligned Movement was first established in 1961 in Belgrade, which was situated in Serbia, Yugoslavia. It was led through an initiative of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indonesian President Sukarno, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Yugoslavia President Josip Broz Tito and this led to the first conference of the Head of States or Government of Non- Aligned Movement. The conference of the Head of States or Government of the Non- Aligned countries was also called as NAM summits that is the main meeting across the movement and it is held after every few years. The first summit of the NAM summit held in 1961 was in Belgrade in Yugoslavia.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The main purpose of this organization was to ensure “national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and also the security of all the non-aligned countries”. The countries that represented the Non-aligned Movement, they represent nearly two-thirds of the total numbers of the United Nation and also contains 55% of the world’s population. There are many members of the NAM quite aligned with one or another of the superpowers, but the movement is still maintained throughout the Cold War.


Note:
On 4 May 2020 an online summit that was titled as “United Against Covid-19” also conducted on the initiative of the chairman of the NAM and this mainly addressed the global struggle to fight against the Covid-19.