Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Contemporary South Asia

Question:

When did India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty for the sharing of the Ganga Waters?

Options:

December 1996

May 2002

June 2020

March 2010

Correct Answer:

December 1996

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1-  December 1996

In December 1996 India and Bangladesh signed the Farakka Treaty for the sharing of the Ganga Waters.

A comprehensive bilateral treaty was signed by Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on 12 December 1996 in the Indian capital New Delhi for the sharing of the Ganga Waters.