Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

Match the following International events with the correct year:

List- I

List- II

(A) Bandung conference

(I) 1972

(B) Tashkent Agreement

(II) 1961

(C) Ist NAM Summit

(III) 1966

(D) Shimla Agreement

(IV) 1955

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(2) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
(3) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

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. The First Summit of the NAM was held in Belgrade in September 1961. Nehru was a co-founder of the Non Alignment Movement.

Tashkent Agreement was signed in 1966 between India and Pakistan, following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was brokered by the Soviet Union and aimed to establish peace and normalize relations between the two countries.

The 1st NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit took place in 1961, and it was an important gathering of non-aligned countries from various parts of the world. The NAM is a group of nations that do not align themselves with any major power bloc in the Cold War era.

Following months of escalating diplomatic tensions and military preparations, a full-fledged conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in December 1971. Pakistani aircraft launched attacks on Punjab and Rajasthan, while their army advanced on the Jammu and Kashmir front. In response, India executed a comprehensive counterattack, coordinating efforts across its air force, navy, and army on both the Western and Eastern fronts. Benefiting from local support, the Indian army achieved swift advancement in East Pakistan. Remarkably, within a span of merely ten days, the Indian army encircled Dhaka from three directions, compelling the Pakistani army of approximately 90,000 troops to capitulate. With the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation, India declared a unilateral cessation of hostilities. Subsequently, the Shimla Agreement, formalized through negotiations between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 3 July 1972, solidified the restoration of tranquillity.