Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?
- A.Its Headquarters is located in Kathmandu.
- B.China is the only country with an Observer status in SAARC.
- C.The First SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.
- D.The Eighteenth SAARC Summit was held in Nepal.
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, China is the only country with an Observer status in SAARC. This statement is not correct, because SAARC has nine observers, of which China is only one.
SAARC was founded at its first summit in Dhaka on 8 December 1985 by seven countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined as the eighth member in 2007. Its permanent secretariat has been in Kathmandu since 1987. The observers are Australia, China, the European Union, Iran, Japan, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Korea and the United States. The eighteenth summit was held in Kathmandu in November 2014; the nineteenth, due in Islamabad in 2016, was called off after India and others stayed away.
Option A is a correct statement, since the secretariat is in Kathmandu. Option C is a correct statement, since the first summit met in Dhaka in 1985. Option D is a correct statement, since the eighteenth summit took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2014.
Exam tip: SAARC = founded Dhaka 1985, secretariat Kathmandu, 8 members, 9 observers, 18th summit Kathmandu 2014.
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