Question

Consider the following pairs.

Organisation	Location of Headquarters
$1$. Asian Development Bank	Tokyo
$2$. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	Singapore
$3$. ASEAN	Bangkok

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

• A. $1$ and $2$
• B. Only $2$
• C. $2$ and $3$
• D. Only $3$

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only $2$

The Asian Development Bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. Its primary mission is to foster growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in Singapore to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.