Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Leaders) | List-II (Agreements/treaty signed) | ||
| (A) | Jawaharlal Nehru and General Ayub Khan | (I) | Shimla Agreement |
| (B) | Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan | (II) | Panchsheel |
| (C) | Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | (III) | Indus Waters Treaty |
| (D) | Jawaharlal Nehru and the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai | (IV) | Tashkent Agreement |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) – (III), (B) – (IV), (C) – (I), (D) – (II)
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru and General Ayub Khan — this matches (III) Indus Waters Treaty. It was signed in 1960.
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan — this matches (IV) Tashkent Agreement. It was signed in January 1966.
(C) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto — this matches (I) Shimla Agreement. It was signed on 3 July 1972.
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru and the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai — this matches (II) Panchsheel. It was jointly enunciated on 29 April 1954.
NCERT (2025-26): “Wars and Peace with Pakistan … The Kashmir conflict did not prevent cooperation between the governments of India and Pakistan. Both the governments worked together to restore the women abducted during partition to their original families. A long-term dispute about the sharing of river waters was resolved through mediation by the World Bank. The India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty was signed by Nehru and General Ayub Khan in 1960. Despite all ups and downs in the Indo-Pak relations, this treaty has worked well.… Wars and Peace with Pakistan … The hostilities came to an end with the UN intervention. Later, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Agreement, brokered by the Soviet Union, in January 1966.… Bangladesh war, 1971 … With Bangladesh as a free country, India declared a unilateral ceasefire. Later, the signing of the Shimla Agreement between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 3 July 1972 formalised the return of peace.… Peace and conflict with China … The joint enunciation of Panchsheel, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, by the Indian Prime Minister Nehru and the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai on 29 April 1954 was a step in the direction of stronger relationship between the two countries. Indian and Chinese leaders visited each other’s country and were greeted by large and friendly crowds.” |