MCQ on SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation): Important for Competitive Exams 2024

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a group of countries in South Asia that work together on various matters.

Members Include:  

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

These countries make up

• About 3% of the world’s land
• Around 21% of the world’s population
• About 5.21% to the global economy as of 2021.

Established on December 8, 1985, in Dhaka

Headquarters is in Kathmandu, Nepal.

SAARC focuses on boosting economic growth and bringing the region closer together.

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MCQ on SAARC

1. Which country is the most recent member to join SAARC?

A) Maldives

B) Bhutan

C) Afghanistan

D) Sri Lanka

2. Where is the headquarters of SAARC located?

A) New Delhi

B) Islamabad

C) Kathmandu

D) Dhaka

3. Which country in SAARC has two distinct capitals for its executive and legislative branches?

A) India

B) Pakistan

C) Sri Lanka

D) Maldives

4. What is the capital city of Bhutan?

A) Kathmandu

B) Malé

C) Kabul

D) Thimphu

5. In which year did Afghanistan become a member of SAARC?

A) 1985

B) 2007

C) 1991

D) 2010

6. Which is the headquarters of SAARC’s secretariat?

A) Islamabad

B) Kathmandu

C) New Delhi

D) Colombo

7. Where was the SAARC Charter formally adopted in 1985?

A) Dhaka

B) Kathmandu

C) Islamabad

D) New Delhi

8. What is the primary goal of SAARC?

A) Military alliance

B) Cultural isolation

C) Economic growth and regional cooperation

D) Bilateral conflict resolution

9. What was the year when the SAARC Charter was signed?

A) 1975

B) 1985

C) 1995

D) 2005

10. Which country’s capital city is Malé?

A) Maldives

B) Afghanistan

C) Bhutan

D) Sri Lanka

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