Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Events) | LIST-II (Year) | ||
| A. | Shimla Agreement between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | I. | 1971 |
| B. | Full diplomatic relations restored between India and China | II. | 1972 |
| C. | India signs Treaty of Peace and Friendship with the Soviet Union | III. | 1974 |
| D. | India conducts first nuclear explosion | IV. | 1976 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
(A) Shimla Agreement between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto — this matches (II) 1972.
(B) Full diplomatic relations restored between India and China — this matches (IV) 1976.
(C) India signs Treaty of Peace and Friendship with the Soviet Union — this matches (I) 1971.
(D) India conducts first nuclear explosion — this matches (III) 1974.
NCERT (2025-26): “Bangladesh war, 1971 … Henry Kissinger, the adviser to the US President Richard Nixon, made a secret visit to China via Pakistan in July 1971. In order to counter the US-Pakistan-China axis, India signed a 20-year Treaty of Peace and Friendship with the Soviet Union in August 1971. This treaty assured India of Soviet support if the country faced any attack.… 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.… India’s nuclear policy Another crucial development of this period was the first nuclear explosion undertaken by India in May 1974.…”
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