Question

Arrange the following events in the context of South Asia in the correct chronological order.
(A) India-Pakistan agreement to not attack nuclear installations of each other.
(B) India and Bangladesh sign the Farakka Treaty
(C) India-Sri Lanka free Trade Agreement
(D) India-Sri Lanka Accord

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (D), (C), (B)
• B. (A), (C), (D), (B)
• C. (D), (A), (B), (C)
• D. (D), (B), (A), (C)

Hint:

Sri Lanka Accord 1987, nuclear pact 1988, Farakka 1996, SLFTA 1998.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
These are four agreements between India and its neighbours. To put them in order we need the year of each.

Step 2: Recall the year of each event.
(D) The India-Sri Lanka Accord was signed in 1987.
(A) The India-Pakistan agreement not to attack each other's nuclear installations was signed in 1988.
(B) The Farakka Treaty with Bangladesh on sharing Ganga water was signed in 1996.
(C) The India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement was signed in 1998.

Step 3: Order the years.
1987 (D), 1988 (A), 1996 (B), 1998 (C). So the order is (D), (A), (B), (C).

Step 4: Check option 1.
(A), (D), (C), (B) starts with 1988 and puts the 1998 trade pact before the 1996 treaty. So option 1 is wrong.

Step 5: Check option 2.
(A), (C), (D), (B) puts the 1998 pact before the 1987 accord. So option 2 is wrong.

Step 6: Check option 3.
(D), (A), (B), (C) matches 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998. So option 3 is correct.

Step 7: Check option 4.
(D), (B), (A), (C) puts the 1996 treaty before the 1988 agreement. So option 4 is wrong.

Final Answer:
The order by year is the Sri Lanka Accord, the nuclear installations agreement, the Farakka Treaty and the Sri Lanka FTA. This is option 3. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 3}} \]