RAS question
The 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (October 2025) was held in which city?
Correct answer: (C) Bridgetown, Barbados.
The 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 5 to 12 October 2025.
Explanation
The answer is Bridgetown, Barbados, because the official Commonwealth Parliamentary Association event hub lists the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference with the dates 5 to 12 October 2025 and the location as Bridgetown, Barbados. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association says the conference was hosted by the Parliament of Barbados and the CPA Barbados Branch. The Indian Parliamentary delegation was led by Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla, with presiding officers and secretaries from state and Union Territory legislatures also attending. For the MCQ, the decisive identifiers are the edition number, the October 2025 dates, and the official venue city: Bridgetown.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) London is wrong because the official event hub places the 68th CPC in Bridgetown, Barbados, not in the United Kingdom.
- (B) Sydney is wrong because the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gives the location as Bridgetown, Barbados, and names Barbados institutions as hosts.
- (D) Nairobi is wrong because the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association lists Bridgetown, Barbados, as the venue for 5 to 12 October 2025.
Concept
This tests current institutional governance events linked to parliamentary associations and India’s legislative diplomacy. Such venues recur in RAS because they connect constitutional institutions, international parliamentary forums, and contemporary affairs.