Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I Major Events in South Asia | LIST-II Country Associated with | ||
| A. | The parliament voted unanimously in 2005 to introduce a multi-party system | I. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Constitutional amendment in 1975 to shift from parliamentary to the presidential form of government | II. | Bhutan |
| C. | The king was forced to restore the House of Representatives that had been dissolved in 2002 | III. | Maldives |
| D. | Efforts to weed out the guerrillas from northeastern India that operated in a neighbouring country | IV. | Nepal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A – III, B – I, C – IV, D – II
(A) The parliament voted unanimously in 2005 to introduce a multi-party system — this matches (III) Maldives.
(B) Constitutional amendment in 1975 to shift from parliamentary to the presidential form of government — this matches (I) Bangladesh, under Sheikh Mujib.
(C) The king was forced to restore the House of Representatives that had been dissolved in 2002 — this matches (IV) Nepal, after the protests of April 2006.
(D) Efforts to weed out the guerrillas from northeastern India that operated in a neighbouring country — this matches (II) Bhutan, whose monarch made these efforts.
NCERT (2025-26): “What is South Asia? … The Maldives, the other island nation, was a Sultanate till 1968 when it was transformed into a republic with a presidential form of government. In June 2005, the parliament of the Maldives voted unanimously to introduce a multi-party system.… Democracy in Bangladesh … Bangladesh drafted its constitution declaring faith in secularism, democracy and socialism. However, in 1975 Sheikh Mujib got the constitution amended to shift from the parliamentary to presidential form of government. He also abolished all parties except his own, the Awami League.… Monarchy and Democracy in Nepal … In April 2006, there were massive, country wide, prodemocracy protests. The struggling pro-democracy forces achieved their first major victory when the king was forced to restore the House of Representatives that had been dissolved in April 2002.… India and its Other Neighbours … India enjoys a very special relationship with Bhutan too and does not have any major conflict with the Bhutanese government. The efforts made by the Bhutanese monarch to weed out the guerrillas and militants from northeastern India that operate in his country have been helpful to India.…” |