Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Landmark events) | LIST-II (Year) | ||
| A. | India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty | I. | 1955 |
| B. | Shimla Agreement | II. | 1960 |
| C. | Bandung Afro-Asian Conference | III. | 1966 |
| D. | Tashkent Agreement | IV. | 1972 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A – II, B – IV, C – I, D – III
(A) India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty — this matches (II) 1960. Nehru and General Ayub Khan signed it, after mediation by the World Bank.
(B) Shimla Agreement — this matches (IV) 1972. Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto signed it on 3 July 1972.
(C) Bandung Afro-Asian Conference — this matches (I) 1955. It was held in the Indonesian city of Bandung.
(D) Tashkent Agreement — this matches (III) 1966. It was signed in January 1966, brokered by the Soviet Union.
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.… 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. Though India could inflict considerable military loss on Pakistan, the 1965 war added to India’s already difficult economic situation. Bangladesh war, 1971 … Within ten days the Indian army had surrounded Dhaka from three sides and the Pakistani army of about 90,000 had to surrender. 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.…” |