SarkariPYQ

SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 38

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q38

Back to paper

When was the Secretariat of the SAARC set up?

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e 1987.

  • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.
  • SAARC comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu on 17 January 1987.