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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q34

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South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter at the first summit in ______ in the year 1985.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Dhaka.

  • South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter at the first summit in Dhaka on 7 and 8 in the year 1985.
  • It was signed by the President of Bangladesh, the King of Bhutan, the Prime Minister of India, the President of Maldives, the King of Nepal, the President of Pakistan and the President of Sri Lanka.
  • The idea of forming a regional bloc consisting of the seven South Asian countries was initiated by the then President of Bangladesh in 1980.