With reference to the international meeting held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. NAM Summit : Havana 2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok 3. EU-India Summit : Helsinki 4. Un Climate Change Conference : Geneva Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- A1 only
- B1 and 3 onlyCorrect
- C1,2 and 3
- D2,3 and 4
Explanation
The correct answer is B because only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched for the year 2006.
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The 14th Non Aligned Movement NAM Summit was held in Havana, Cuba, in September 2006. This makes pair 1 correct.
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The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC Meeting in 2006 took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, not Bangkok. Bangkok hosted it in 2003 and 2022. This makes pair 2 incorrect.
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The 7th EU India Summit was held in Helsinki, Finland, in October 2006 under the Finnish Presidency of the EU. This makes pair 3 correct.
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2006 COP 12 was held in Nairobi, Kenya, not Geneva. This makes pair 4 incorrect.
Since only 1 and 3 are right, the correct code is B.

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