2015 · Q75
The 314 Meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on September 26, 2014, unanimously resolved
- 1to declare 2015 -16 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
- 2that Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015 - 16. 3. to promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
General KnowledgeCurrent Affairs
- A1, 2 and 3
- B1 and 3 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D2 only
Explanation
The 3rd SAARC Culture Ministers' meeting (New Delhi, 25–26 September 2014) declared 2016–17 — not 2015–16 — as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage, so statement 1 is false. It designated Bamiyan as the SAARC Cultural Capital for 2015–16 (2 is true) and resolved to promote SAARC culture online through a dedicated website with digitisation of rare manuscripts, books and artefacts of intangible cultural value (3 is true). The answer is 2 and 3 only — option C.