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 Question:
We have to line up four South Asian agreements by date. We can work with decades, since all four fall within the last two decades before 2000.

Step 2: Split the events by decade.
Two events belong to the late 1980s: the Sri Lanka Accord and the nuclear installations pact. Two belong to the late 1990s: the Farakka Treaty and the Sri Lanka trade agreement.

Step 3: Use the split on the options.
Any right option must have (D) and (A) first, in some order, then (B) and (C). Option 1 has (C) before (B) and puts (B) last, so it is out. Option 2 has (C) in the second place, so it is out. Option 4 has (B) in the second place, so it is out.

Step 4: Fix the order inside each pair.
In the 1980s pair, the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord of 1987 was signed before the 1988 nuclear pact, so (D) comes before (A). In the 1990s pair, the Farakka water treaty of 1996 came before the trade agreement of 1998, so (B) comes before (C).

Step 5: Write the final sequence.
The sequence is (D), (A), (B), (C), which is option 3.

Final Answer:
Grouping by decade leaves just one option standing. The answer is option 3. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 3}} \]