Which document is considered ASEAN’s founding declaration?
A Treaty of Versailles
B SAARC Charter
C Marrakesh Agreement
D Bangkok Declaration
Answer: Bangkok Declaration. ASEAN was founded when the five states signed the ASEAN Declaration, also called the Bangkok Declaration.
Which five states founded ASEAN?
A Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
B Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam
C India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
D Australia, Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia
Answer: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The five founding members were Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Where was the ASEAN Declaration signed in 1967?
A Jakarta, Indonesia
B Bangkok, Thailand
C Manila, Philippines
D Singapore
Answer: Bangkok, Thailand. The founding document was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967.
Which date marks the founding of ASEAN?
A 8 December 1985
B 15 December 2008
C 8 August 1967
D 26 October 2025
Answer: 8 August 1967. ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967.
What is the location of the ASEAN Secretariat?
A Bangkok, Thailand
B Vientiane, Lao PDR
C Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
D Jakarta, Indonesia
Answer: Jakarta, Indonesia. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Which country became ASEAN’s 11th member in 2025?
A Timor-Leste
B Papua New Guinea
C Japan
D Sri Lanka
Answer: Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste was admitted as ASEAN’s 11th member on 26 October 2025.
How many countries belong to ASEAN after Timor-Leste’s admission?
A Eight
B Eleven
C Ten
D Thirteen
Answer: Eleven. The admission of Timor-Leste in 2025 brought ASEAN membership to eleven states.
Which country joined ASEAN in 1984?
A Cambodia
B Viet Nam
C Brunei Darussalam
D Timor-Leste
Answer: Brunei Darussalam. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN in January 1984.
In which year did Viet Nam become an ASEAN member?
A 1984
B 1997
C 1999
D 1995
Answer: 1995. Viet Nam joined ASEAN in July 1995.
Which two countries joined ASEAN together in 1997?
A Lao PDR and Myanmar
B Cambodia and Timor-Leste
C Brunei and Viet Nam
D Indonesia and Thailand
Answer: Lao PDR and Myanmar. Lao PDR and Myanmar were admitted on 23 July 1997.
When did Cambodia join ASEAN?
A 1984
B 1999
C 1995
D 2025
Answer: 1999. Cambodia became an ASEAN member on 30 April 1999.
What did the ASEAN Charter provide when it entered into force?
A A common regional currency
B A new global military alliance
C A legal and institutional framework for ASEAN
D A system of global trade tariffs
Answer: A legal and institutional framework for ASEAN. The Charter provided ASEAN with legal status and an institutional framework.
On what date did the ASEAN Charter enter into force?
A 8 August 1967
B 30 April 1999
C 1 January 1995
D 15 December 2008
Answer: 15 December 2008. The ASEAN Charter entered into force on 15 December 2008.
Which of these is an ASEAN Community pillar?
A Political-Security Community
B Global Monetary Community
C South Asian Labour Community
D International Agricultural Council
Answer: Political-Security Community. The ASEAN Community includes a Political-Security Community pillar.
Name the three ASEAN Community pillars.
A Economic, Military and Monetary
B Political-Security, Economic and Socio-Cultural
C Health, Education and Culture
D Trade, Justice and Currency
Answer: Political-Security, Economic and Socio-Cultural. ASEAN’s community-building work is organized around political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
Which body is ASEAN’s highest decision-making body?
A ASEAN Secretariat
B ASEAN Foundation
C ASEAN Summit
D ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Answer: ASEAN Summit. The ASEAN Summit is the Association’s highest decision-making body.
What does ASEAN seek to promote in Southeast Asia?
A A single global language
B International currency controls
C Worldwide military integration
D Economic growth, social progress and cultural development
Answer: Economic growth, social progress and cultural development. The Bangkok Declaration set out aims including economic growth, social progress and cultural development.
Which organization is regional rather than global?
A ASEAN
B International Monetary Fund
C World Trade Organization
D United Nations
Answer: ASEAN. ASEAN is a regional organization focused on Southeast Asia.
What date is ASEAN Day?
A 15 December
B 8 August
C 16 October
D 1 January
Answer: 8 August. ASEAN Day is celebrated on 8 August, the anniversary of its establishment.
Which of these countries was not among the five ASEAN founders?
A Indonesia
B Philippines
C Viet Nam
D Thailand
Answer: Viet Nam. Viet Nam joined ASEAN in 1995, after the five founders established the Association in 1967.
Which country joined ASEAN in 1999?
A Brunei Darussalam
B Lao PDR
C Timor-Leste
D Cambodia
Answer: Cambodia. Cambodia was admitted to ASEAN on 30 April 1999.
Who signed the ASEAN Declaration at its founding?
A Five foreign ministers from the founding states
B The UN Secretary-General
C The leaders of all current members
D The WTO Director-General
Answer: Five foreign ministers from the founding states. The declaration was signed by the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Which city hosted the signing that established ASEAN?
A Jakarta
B Bangkok
C Manila
D Hanoi
Answer: Bangkok. The ASEAN Declaration was signed in Bangkok, Thailand.
What does ASEAN’s name refer to geographically?
A Nations around the South Atlantic
B Countries of South Asia only
C Nations of Southeast Asia
D All countries bordering the Pacific Ocean
Answer: Nations of Southeast Asia. ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Which country was admitted to ASEAN most recently according to its 2025 accession announcement?
A Cambodia
B Viet Nam
C Timor-Leste
D Brunei Darussalam
Answer: Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste was formally admitted in October 2025 as ASEAN’s 11th member.