Question

Select the incorrect statement.

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Sri Lanka is not a member of SAARC.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Mauryan emperor Ashoka had sent his son Mahindra and daughter Sangamitra to Sri Lanka for the propagation of Buddhism.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Chola kings Rajaraja I and Rajendra I ruled over the northern part of Ceylon.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> India is one of the top investors in Sri Lanka.

Answer 1

The correct option is A <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Sri Lanka is not a member of SAARC.

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