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With reference to World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund were set up together and are popularly known as Bretton Wood Twins.
2. Headquarters of International Monetary Fund and World Bank are located at Washington D.C. and New York respectively.
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Explanation
Statement 1 is correct. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were both conceived at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference held in July 1944 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Because of this shared origin, they are widely referred to as the Bretton Woods Twins.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Both the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are headquartered in Washington D.C., USA. While the United Nations is headquartered in New York, the Bretton Woods institutions were established in the capital city. Therefore, only the first statement is accurate.