Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Events in South Asia) | List-II (Year) | ||
| (A) | General Musharraf got himself elected as the President in Pakistan | (I) | 1979 |
| (B) | Ziaur Rehman formed Bangladesh National Party and won elections | (II) | 2001 |
| (C) | Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing the monarchy | (III) | 1989 |
| (D) | Indian Peace Keeping Force pulled out of Sri Lanka | (IV) | 2008 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) – (II), (B) – (I), (C) – (IV), (D) – (III)
(A) General Musharraf got himself elected as the President in Pakistan — this matches (II) 2001.
(B) Ziaur Rehman formed Bangladesh National Party and won elections — this matches (I) 1979.
(C) Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing the monarchy — this matches (IV) 2008.
(D) Indian Peace Keeping Force pulled out of Sri Lanka — this matches (III) 1989.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Military and Democracy in Pakistan … This phase of elective democracy lasted till 1999 when the army stepped in again and General Pervez Musharraf removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. In 2001, General Musharraf got himself elected as the President.… Democracy in Bangladesh … In a dramatic and tragic development, he was assassinated in a military uprising in August 1975. The new military ruler, Ziaur Rahman, formed his own Bangladesh National Party and won elections in 1979.… Monarchy and Democracy in Nepal … The Maoists and some other political groups were also deeply suspicious of the Indian government and its role in the future of Nepal. In 2008, Nepal became a democratic republic after abolishing the monarchy. In 2015, it adopted a new constitution. Ethnic Conflict and Democracy in Sri Lanka … Eventually, the Indian Army got into a fight with the LTTE. The presence of Indian troops was also not liked much by the Sri Lankans. They saw this as an attempt by India to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaining its objective.…” |