Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Contemporary South Asia

Question:

Match List- I with List- II

List- I

List- II

(A) Tashkent Agreement

(I) 1996

(B) Farakka Treaty

(II) 1966

(C) Indus Water Treaty

(III) 1972

(D) Shimla Agreement

(IV) 1960

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(2) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(3) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(4) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

4

Explanation:

The correct matches between the agreements (List-I) and the years they were signed (List-II) are as follows:

(A) Tashkent Agreement - (II) 1966
The Tashkent Agreement was signed in 1966 between India and Pakistan after the 1965 war, and it was mediated by the Soviet Union. Lal Bahadur Shastri for India and Ayub Khan for Pakistan were the signatories to the treaty.

(B) Farakka Treaty - (I) 1996
In December 1996 India and Bangladesh signed the Farakka Treaty for the sharing of the Ganga Waters. A comprehensive bilateral treaty was signed by Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on 12 December 1996 in the Indian capital New Delhi.

(C) Indus Water Treaty - (IV) 1960
The Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 and dealt with water sharing of the Indus River system. Jawaharlal Nehru for India and Ayub Khan for Pakistan were the signatories to the treaty.

(D) Shimla Agreement - (III) 1972
The Shimla Agreement was signed in 1972 between India and Pakistan after the 1971 war. Indira Gandhi for India and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for Pakistan were the signatories to the treaty.