Question 36
MediumOriginal questionSAARC was founded in 1985 at Dhaka. Where is its secretariat?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The founding summit was held at Dhaka in 1985, which is why Bangladesh is associated with the beginning of SAARC.
The secretariat, established two years later, is at Kathmandu.
Founding place and seat are different cities, and the question is usually built on the assumption that they are the same.
Worth noting
The same trap runs through this whole topic. A grouping is often named for the city of its founding declaration and then administered from somewhere else entirely.
- Concept
- Where SAARC was founded and where its secretariat sits
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
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