The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation creation of which was proclaimed on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Its prototype is the Shanghai Five mechanism.

On the occasion of the 7th founding anniversary of the SCO and the upcoming SCO Summit in Dushanbe, the SCO Secreataiat authorizes People's Daily Online to condut an online survey 'What do you know about the SCO?' in Chinese, Russian and English form July 23 to Dec 31, 2008. References about the SCO can be found at the website of the SCO. Readers are welcome to participate in.

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1.When was SCO established?
1) 1996
2) 2001
3) 2005

2.SCO was built on the basis of which cooperation mechanism?
1) Shanghai Five
2) Shanghai Group
3) Shanghai Union

3.“The Shanghai Five" became the Shanghai Cooperation Organization after which country became a member？
1) the Kyrgyz Republic
2) Uzbekistan
3) Tajikistan

4.According to the Declaration of the Establishment of SCO, what are the two main tasks of SCO?
1) Ensure regional security and strengthen economic and trade cooperation
2) Strengthen economic cooperation and military technology cooperation
3) Strengthen economic and military cooperation

5.How many SCO member states exist？
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8

6.How many SCO observer states are there？
1) 4
2) 5
3) 6

7.Who are the SCO member states?
1) The Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
2) The Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
3) The Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, The Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

8.Who are the SCO observer states?
1) Mongolia, Pakistan, Iran, India
2) Mongolia, Turkey, Iran, India
3) Japan, Turkey, Iran, India

9.Where is the Secretariat of SCO located?
1) Beijing
2) Moscow
3) Shanghai

10.Where is the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure located?
1) Tashkent
2) Alma-ata
3) Shanghai

11.Who was the first secretary-general of SCO?
1) Zhang Deguang
2) Yang Jiechi
3) Annan

12.What is the spirit of SCO?
1) Shanghai spirit
2) Fairness
3) Inheritance

13.How often does the Council of Heads of States meet?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 4

14.In which country’s capital will this year’s meeting of the Council of Heads of States be held?
1) Kazakhstan
2) China
3) Tajikistan

15.When will the Council of Heads of States meet this year?
1) August
2) September
3) October

 
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