UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them?

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  1. ACanada
  2. BItaly
  3. CJapan
  4. DRussiaCorrect

Explanation

The G7 was formed in 1975 by six nations including France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with Canada joining in 1976. Russia did not join the group until 1998, which is when the group became known as the G8. Therefore, Russia was not part of the original founding group of nations. Russia was later suspended from the group in 2014 following the annexation of Crimea, leading the group to return to the G7 format.
polity-and-governance: A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them?
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