Regional | MCQs

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Kashmir is a disputed region in the Indian subcontinent, and its territory is currently administered by three countries:

1. Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan)
2. India (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh)
3. China (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract)

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Anatolia, also called Asia Minor, is the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey.

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 According to most sources, there are three Muslim majority countries within the ASEAN bloc:

• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Brunei

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Egypt proposed the formation of the Arab League in 1944.

The league was created to promote political, economic, and cultural cooperation among Arab nations.

The Arab League is a regional organization in the Arab World.

Founded: March 22, 1945

Headquarters located in Cairo, Egypt

Members: 22

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The Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) was renamed Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in 1985.

It aiming to promote economic, technical, and cultural cooperation among member states in Asia.

RCD was established on: 21 July, 1964

RCD was dissolved in: 1979

RCD stand for Regional Cooperation for Development

RCD: Established by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey

RCD headquarters: Iran

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SAARC was Founded in Dhaka: on December 8, 1985

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

It was founded by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan

It was launched for Regional cooperation

1. Australia,
2. China,
3. the European Union,
4. Iran,
5. Japan,
6. Mauritius,
7. Myanmar,
8. South Korea
9. and the United States

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There is a total of eight members of SAARC;

1. Afghanistan,
2. Bangladesh,
3. Bhutan,
4. India,
5. Nepal,
6. the Maldives,
7. Pakistan
8. and Sri Lanka

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SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on 16 January 1987 by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan.

He was its first Secretary-General.

It was inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.

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The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was held in Amritsar, India, in December 04, 2016.

The conference focused on regional cooperation for peace and stability in Afghanistan.

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n 2021, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that they had joined the SCO as the ninth member.