Question

What is SAARC?
(A) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(B) South African Association for Regional Cooperation
(C) South Asian Association for Regional Company
(D) South Asian Association for Relational Cooperation

Answer 1

Hint: SAARC is an intergovernmental organization with the South Asian Union. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC was created in 1985 as an expression of the region's collective decision to evolve a regional cooperative framework

Complete answer:
The South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 1985 as a sign of a regional joint decision to change the regional co-operative framework. Currently, there are eight SAARC member states namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It also has nine viewers, namely China, the EU, Iran, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Japan, Mauritius, Myanmar and the USA. India was the Chair of SAARC in 2007 and the year was the most productive year SAARC has ever known. Each announcement by the Honorable Prime Minister at the 14th Congress in Delhi has been launched. Operation of SAARC Food Bank; the establishment of the SAARC Development Fund; establishment of South Asia University; SAARC Cultural Festival; presentation of service delivery negotiations to SAFTA; The signing of the Criminal Assistance Agreement and our one-off grant for non-compliance with SAARC LDCs from January 1, 2008 are important steps in regional integration. SAARC routes also changed with Afghanistan's official inclusion in SAARC as the eighth member

Additional Information: The momentum of the 14th Summit held in New Delhi in line with India's commitment to perform its functions in an extraordinary and non-retaliatory manner, was conveyed to the 15th SAARC Summit, held in Colombo (2-3 August 2008) and the 16th Conference of -SAARC first held at Thimphu (28-29 April 2010).

So,The correct answer is option (A) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

Note: SAARC has 9 Observers, namely Australia, China, the European Union, Iran, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mauritius, Myanmar and the USA The South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation, (SAARC) was created 1985 in Dhaka with 7 Members.