Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: India's External Relations

Question:

Who mediated to resolve the Indus river water dispute between India and Pakistan in 1960?

Options:

International Monetary Fund

United Nations

United States Of America

World Bank

Correct Answer:

World Bank

Explanation:

A long-term dispute about the sharing of river waters was resolved through mediation by the World Bank. The India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty was signed by Nehru and General Ayub Khan in 1960.