G7

IN NEWS:

• US President Donald Trump has advocated that Russia, Australia, India and South Korea should join G7 thus expanding it to G11.
• US is the host of 2020 G7 Summit.

ABOUT G7:

• G7 or Group of Seven is a group comprising world's most industrialized economies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
• The organization earlier included Russia and was called G8 till Russia was expelled in 2014.
• The summit was last held in August 2019 in France.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Which of the following countries are currently part of G7 Group:

1. Germany
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. France

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1,3 and 4 only
4. 1,2 ,3 and 4

Answer to Prelims question