Question

Match List-I with List-II: 

List-I (International Events)	List-II (Year)
A. Farakka Treaty for sharing of Ganga water	I. 2007
B. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests	II. 2001
C. Vajpayee–Musharraf Agra Summit	III. 1998
D. Afghanistan joins :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}	IV. 1996

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• B. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• C. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
• D. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Hint:

Remember the 1998 "Nuclear Summer" for both India and Pakistan. For SAARC, remember it started with 7 members in 1985 and only expanded once (to 8) when Afghanistan joined in 2007.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: This question focuses on bilateral and regional diplomacy in South Asia involving India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

Step 1: Matching Water and Nuclear Milestones.

• A. Farakka Treaty (1996): The 30-year treaty for sharing the Ganges water at Farakka was signed between India (Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda) and Bangladesh (Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina) in December 1996. (A-IV)
• B. Pakistan Nuclear Tests (1998): Following India's Pokhran-II tests in May 1998, Pakistan conducted its own nuclear tests (Chagai-I and II) in late May 1998. (B-III)

Step 2: Matching Summits and Regional Expansion.

• C. Agra Summit (2001): This historic summit between Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf took place in July 2001. Though it ended without a joint statement, it was a major diplomatic event. (C-II)
• D. Afghanistan joins SAARC (2007): Afghanistan became the 8th member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation during the 14th summit held in New Delhi in 2007. (D-I)

Step 3: Final Sequence.
Mapping A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I results in Option (4).