Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Current Affairs · Question 92

Consider the following statements:<br/>1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC.<br/>2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

  1. Statement 1: Incorrect. The New Development Bank (NDB) was set up by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), not by APEC.
  2. Statement 2: Correct. The headquarters of NDB is in Shanghai, China.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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