Question

Select the incorrect statement from the following:

• A. Sri Lanka is not a member of SAARC.
• B. The Mauryan emperor Ashoka had sent his son Mahindra and daughter Sangamitra to Sri Lanka for the propagation of Buddhism.
• C. Chola kings Rajaraja I and Rajendra I ruled over the northern part of Ceylon.
• D. India is one of the top investors in Sri Lanka.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Sri Lanka is not a member of SAARC.

Members of SAARC are the South Asian countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. SAARC is an economic and geopolitical organisation formed in 1985.