In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues 1. Disengagement of troops 2. Settlement of boundary dispute 3. Sharing river water Match th

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Q: 87 (IAS/1999)
In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues
1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing river water
Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes give below :

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,1,15,2,7,6,1

keywords: 

{'contentious issues': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'boundary dispute': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'pakistan': [3, 0, 1, 2], 'composite dialogue process': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'issues': [2, 2, 3, 6], 'settlement': [1, 1, 6, 3], 'river water': [0, 2, 1, 2], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Explanation:

In the given options, each option is attributing the contentious issues namely - disengagement of troops, settlement of boundary dispute, and sharing river water, with the areas marked A, B, C in the map.

Option 1: A-2, B-1, C-3 implies Area A corresponds to settlement of boundary dispute, Area B corresponds to disengagement of troops, and Area C corresponds to sharing river water.

Option 2: A-2, B-3, C-1 implies Area A corresponds to settlement of boundary dispute, Area B corresponds to sharing river water, and Area C corresponds to disengagement of troops.

Option 3: A-1, B-3, C-2 implies Area A corresponds to disengagement of troops, Area B corresponds to sharing river water, and Area C corresponds to settlement of boundary dispute.

Option 4: A-3, B-2, C-1 is the correct answer. This implies Area A corresponds to sharing river water, Area B corresponds to settlement of boundary dispute and Area C corresponds to disengagement of troops. Therefore, depending on the geographical features and concerns of Area A, B, and C, option 4 is the most fitting answer.