UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

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?

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  1. A1 and 2 only
  2. B2 onlyCorrect
  3. C2 and 3 only
  4. D3 only

Explanation

The correct answer is B because only the second pair is correctly matched. 1. Asian Development Bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines, not Tokyo. 2. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is headquartered in Singapore, which is a correct match. 3. Association of South East Asian Nations is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, not Bangkok. Therefore, only pair 2 is correct.
polity-and-governance: Consider the following pairs: Organization Location of Headquarters 1. Asian Development Bank : Tokyo 2. Asia-Pacific Ec

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