Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

This agreement was much more than a peace treaty seeking to reverse the consequences of the 1971 war. It was signed by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi. What was it?

Options:

Indus Water Treaty

Lahore Bus Service

Shimla Agreement

Tashkent Agreement

Correct Answer:

Shimla Agreement

Explanation:

The Simla Agreement also spelt Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla.
On the day of 02 July 1972, Shimla Agreement was signed between Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.