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Which among the following cities was the venue for the fourth ministerial meet of the WTO?

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The city that hosted the fourth WTO ministerial also gave its name to a famous round of trade talks launched there in 2001.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Singapore
  • Seattle
  • Doha
  • Mexico
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

This question is easiest to answer by lining up the WTO ministerial conferences in order and matching each city to its number.

  1. Singapore: Singapore hosted the very first WTO ministerial conference in 1996, so it is out of place for the fourth meeting.
  2. Seattle: Seattle hosted the third ministerial conference in 1999, famous for collapsing amid large protests, which again makes it the wrong city for the fourth meet.
  3. Doha: Doha, in Qatar, hosted the fourth ministerial conference in November 2001, and this meeting launched the Doha Development Round of trade talks, which is exactly what the question is asking about.
  4. Mexico: Mexico hosted the fifth ministerial conference at Cancun in 2003, one meeting after Doha, so it does not fit either.

Placing the conferences in sequence, Singapore first, Geneva second, Seattle third, Doha fourth and Cancun fifth, shows clearly that Doha is the fourth venue.

Let's summarize:

  • The WTO ministerial conferences run Singapore, Geneva, Seattle, Doha, Cancun in that order.
  • Doha is the fourth in this sequence and gave its name to the Doha Development Round.

So the correct answer is Doha, option (3).

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