Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Neighbouring countries) | List-II (Landmark events) | ||
| (A) | Nepal | (I) | India sends troops to foil a coup attempt by mercenaries |
| (B) | Sri Lanka | (II) | India exchanged enclaves |
| (C) | Maldives | (III) | Seven Party Alliance (SPA) |
| (D) | Bangladesh | (IV) | Sent Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) |
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) Nepal — this matches (III) Seven Party Alliance (SPA). The SPA led the 2006 movement for democracy.
(B) Sri Lanka — this matches (IV) Sent Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF). The IPKF operation lasted from 1987 to 1990.
(C) Maldives — this matches (I) India sends troops to foil a coup attempt by mercenaries. This happened in 1988.
(D) Bangladesh — this matches (II) India exchanged enclaves. The exchange took place in 2015.
NCERT (2025-26): “Monarchy and Democracy in Nepal … In April 2006, there were massive, country wide, pro-democracy protests. The struggling pro-democracy forces achieved their first major victory when the king was forced to restore the House of Representatives that had been dissolved in April 2002. The largely non-violent movement was led by the Seven Party Alliance (SPA), the Maoists and social activists. India and its Other Neighbours … Despite their differences, India and Bangladesh do cooperate on many issues. Economic relations have improved considerably in the last 20 years. Bangladesh is a part of India’s Look East (Act East since 2014) policy that wants to link up with Southeast Asia via Myanmar. On disaster management and environmental issues, the two states have cooperated regularly. In 2015, they exchanged certain enclaves.…”
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