Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (International Events) | LIST-II (Year) | ||
| A. | The First Summit of NAM | I. | 1961 |
| B. | External Affairs Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee’s visit to China | II. | 1979 |
| C. | First nuclear explosion undertaken by India | III. | 1974 |
| D. | India opposed the indefinite extension of Non Proliferation Treaty and refused to sign CTBT | IV. | 1995 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(A) The First Summit of NAM — this matches (I) 1961, held in Belgrade.
(B) External Affairs Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee’s visit to China — this matches (II) 1979.
(C) First nuclear explosion undertaken by India — this matches (III) 1974.
(D) India opposed the indefinite extension of Non Proliferation Treaty and refused to sign CTBT — this matches (IV) 1995.
NCERT (2025-26): “Afro-Asian unity … India was a staunch supporter of the decolonisation process and firmly opposed racism, especially apartheid in South Africa. The Afro-Asian conference held in the Indonesian city of Bandung in 1955, commonly known as the Bandung Conference, marked the zenith of India’s engagement with the newly independent Asian and African nations. The Bandung Conference later led to the establishment of the NAM. The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in September 1961. Nehru was a co-founder of the NAM. India’s nuclear policy Another crucial development of this period was the first nuclear explosion undertaken by India in May 1974. Nehru had always put his faith in science and technology for rapidly building a modern India. A significant component of his industrialisation plans was the nuclear programme initiated in the late 1940s under the guidance of Homi J. Bhabha. India wanted to generate atomic energy for peaceful purposes.…”
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