Q: 26 (IAS/1999)
question_subject:
General Knowledge
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,22,15,3,22,3,9
keywords:
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The correct statement is: Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India.
Kacchativu is a small island located in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. In 1974, the Government of India officially transferred the sovereignty of Kacchativu to Sri Lanka through a bilateral agreement. Tin Bigha is a small area in West Bengal, India, near the Bangladesh border. In 1992, as part of a land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh, India handed over the Tin Bigha area to Bangladesh.
Therefore, both Kacchativu and Tin Bigha were territories that were handed over by the Government of India to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively.