With reference to ‘Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD)’, consider the following statements :
- 1.The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme ‘Emerging Urban Forms — Policy Responses and Governance Structure’.
- 2.India hosts all the Annual Ministerial Conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC and ASEAN.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: D. Statement 1 is wrong: the first APMCHUD was held in New Delhi in December 2006, but its theme was 'A Vision for Sustainable Urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific by 2020'. 'Emerging Urban Forms — Policy Responses and Governance Structure' was the theme of the 6th APMCHUD, held in New Delhi in December 2016. Statement 2 is wrong: the conference is held every two years and moves between member countries (Tehran 2008, Solo 2010, Amman 2012, Seoul 2014). India does not host every conference, and it is not run with ADB, APEC and ASEAN. So neither is correct.
Watch for: Watch for the New Delhi link. India hosted both the 1st and the 6th conferences, so the 2016 theme gets pinned on 2006.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because that theme belongs to the 2016 conference, not the first one.
- B. Wrong because the conference rotates among countries and is biennial.
- C. Wrong because both statements are false.
Source to check: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, PIB releases on the 6th APMCHUD, 14-16 December 2016 (pib.gov.in); MoHUA (mohua.gov.in)
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