Q.The headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is situated at:
(A) New Delhi
(B) Dhaka
(C) Kathmandu
(D) Colombo

SAARC's headquarters is a distinct fact from its member countries, and students sometimes assume it must be in India as the largest member.

This question tests knowledge of SAARC's headquarters location, distinct from its list of member countries.

Option (A) New Delhi is incorrect — although India is SAARC's largest member country, the SAARC Secretariat is not located in New Delhi.

Option (B) Dhaka is incorrect — Bangladesh is a SAARC member, but its capital is not the location of the SAARC Secretariat. …

Students often assume the headquarters of a regional body must be in its largest or most powerful member country. SAARC's headquarters (Kathmandu, Nepal) does not follow this pattern, so this fact …