Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Political events) | List-II (Year) | ||
| (A) | Monarchy was abolished in Nepal | (I) | 2005 |
| (B) | The parliament of the Maldives voted to introduce multiparty system | (II) | 1977 |
| (C) | The Bhutto government was removed by General Zia-ul-Haq in Pakistan | (III) | 1979 |
| (D) | Ziaur Rahman formed his own Bangladesh National Party and won elections | (IV) | 2008 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) – (IV), (B) – (I), (C) – (II), (D) – (III)
(A) Monarchy was abolished in Nepal — this matches (IV) 2008.
(B) The parliament of the Maldives voted to introduce multiparty system — this matches (I) 2005.
(C) The Bhutto government was removed by General Zia-ul-Haq in Pakistan — this matches (II) 1977.
(D) Ziaur Rahman formed his own Bangladesh National Party and won elections — this matches (III) 1979.
NCERT (2025-26): “What is South Asia? … Pakistan and Bangladesh have experienced both civilian and military rulers, with Bangladesh remaining a democracy in the post-Cold War period. Pakistan began the post-Cold War period with successive democratic governments under Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif respectively. But it suffered a military coup in 1999. It has been run by a civilian government again since 2008. Till 2006, Nepal was a constitutional monarchy with the danger of the king taking over executive powers. In 2008, the monarchy was abolished and Nepal emerged as a democratic republic.… 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.… The Military and Democracy in Pakistan … After this, an elected government under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto came to power in Pakistan from 1971 to 1977. The Bhutto government was removed by General Ziaul-Haq in 1977.… Democracy in Bangladesh … In a dramatic and tragic development, he was assassinated in a military uprising in August 1975. The new military ruler, Ziaur Rahman, formed his own Bangladesh National Party and won elections in 1979.…” |