Consider the following pairs: Organization Location of Headquarters 1. Asian Development Bank : Tokyo 2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation : Singapore 3. Association of South East Asian Nations : Bangkok Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 onlyCorrect
- C2 and 3 only
- D3 only
Explanation
The correct answer is B because only the second pair is correctly matched.
- Asian Development Bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines, not Tokyo.
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is headquartered in Singapore, which is a correct match.
- Association of South East Asian Nations is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, not Bangkok.
Therefore, only pair 2 is correct.
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