Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

Who among the following Pakistani leader signed the Tashkent Agreement with Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri ?

Options:

Muhammed Ayub Khan

Liyaqat Ali

Mohammad Ali Zinnah

General Niyazi

Correct Answer:

Muhammed Ayub Khan

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (1) - Muhammed Ayub Khan

In January 1966, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan formalized an agreement known as the Tashkent Agreement, following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, which had been facilitated by the Soviet Union. The agreement aimed to restore peace and normalize relations between the two countries after the conflict