Here is Question No. 41 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017
Q41. With reference to ‘The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development [APMCHUD], consider the following statements:
- The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme ‘Emerging Urban Forms’ – Policy Response and Governance Structure’.
- India host 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
The correct answer is option 4 i.e Neither 1 nor 2.
- APMCHUD:
- The First APMCHUD (Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development) Conference was held in New Delhi in December 2006 under the thematic of “A vision for sustainable urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific by 2020”. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
- The APMCHUD Conference is held every two years.
- APMCHUD is an intergovernmental mechanism for collaboration and cooperation among Asia Pacific countries in the field of housing and development.
- It was founded with the assistance and support of UN-Habitat.
- This event is hosted by one of the member countries whose offer was accepted by the APMCHUD members at the previous conference. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
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