Question

Match the following correctly :

• A. 1-(i), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(ii)
• B. 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(i), 4-(iii)
• C. 1-(iii), 2-(i), 3-(iv), 4-(ii)
• D. 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i)

Hint:

South Asian Political Key Matches: - General Zia-ul-Haq: Pakistan (Military Dictatorship 1977-1988) - Ziaur Rahman: Bangladesh (BNP founder/President) - Rajapaksa Family: Sri Lanka (Presidents/PMs) - Seven Party Alliance: Nepal (2006 Pro-Democracy Movement)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: This question tests knowledge of political leaders, key movements, and historic political entities across neighboring nations in South Asia.

Step 1: Analyzing and matching each term in Column A to Column B.

• General Zia-ul-Haq $\longrightarrow$ (iii) Pakistan
• General Zia-ul-Haq was the military ruler of Pakistan who staged a military coup in 1977, overthrowing Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and ruled Pakistan until his death in an air crash in 1988.
• Ziaur Rahman $\longrightarrow$ (i) Bangladesh
• General Ziaur Rahman was an army officer and political leader who became the President of Bangladesh after a series of coups following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
• Rajapaksa $\longrightarrow$ (iv) Sri Lanka
• The Rajapaksa political family (including Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa) played a dominant role in the modern political history of Sri Lanka , particularly during and after the end of the civil war against LTTE.
• Seven Party Alliance (SPA) $\longrightarrow$ (ii) Nepal
• The Seven Party Alliance was a coalition of seven Nepalese political parties that spearheaded the historic Pro-Democracy Movement in Nepal in April 2006, forcing King Gyanendra to restore Parliament.

Step 2: Consolidating the correct matches.
\[ 1 \rightarrow \text{(iii)}, \quad 2 \rightarrow \text{(i)}, \quad 3 \rightarrow \text{(iv)}, \quad 4 \rightarrow \text{(ii)} \]

Step 3: Verification against options.
Option (C) matches this combination exactly: 1-(iii), 2-(i), 3-(iv), 4-(ii) .