The 3rd Meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on September 25, 2014, unanimously resolved 1. to declare 2015 - 16 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage. 2. that Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16. 3. to promote

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Q: 90 (CDS-I/2015)
The 3rd Meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on September 25, 2014, unanimously resolved
1. to declare 2015 - 16 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
2. that Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16.
3. to promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,5,27,20,5,5,2

keywords: 

{'saarc culture': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'saarc year': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'saarc culture ministers': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'dedicated saarc website': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'saarc': [0, 0, 2, 8], 'bamiyan': [2, 0, 0, 1], 'cultural heritage': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'cultural capital': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'culture': [5, 0, 2, 18], 'intangible cultural value': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'new delhi': [1, 0, 1, 2], '3rd meeting': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'rare manuscripts': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3 - 2 and 3 only.

Explanation:

Option 1 is incorrect because it states that all three resolutions were passed at the SAARC Culture Ministers meeting, but actually, only resolutions 2 and 3 were passed.

Option 2 is incorrect because it states that resolutions 1 and 3 were passed, but resolution 1 was not mentioned in the meeting.

Option 3 is correct because it states that resolutions 2 and 3 were passed at the meeting. Resolution 2 declares Bamiyan as the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16, while resolution 3 focuses on promoting SAARC culture online through a dedicated website and digitization of cultural artifacts.

Option 4 is incorrect since it only includes resolution 2 and does not mention resolution 3.

In conclusion, the correct answer is option 3 - 2 and 3 only, as resolutions 2 and 3 were passed at the SAARC Culture Ministers meeting.

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