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?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer
Explanation
Option (d) is correct because Statement 1 incorrectly attributes the 2016 conference theme ("Emerging Urban Forms") to the inaugural 2006 session, and Statement 2 is false as the conferences are biennial (not annual) and hosted by different member nations on a rotating basis. Statement 1 is the most tempting wrong option because the first APMCHUD was indeed held in New Delhi in 2006, but the specific theme provided is factually mismatched. The core concept being tested is the factual accuracy of regional inter-governmental organizations and their periodic summit details.
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