Which one of the following statements is correct ?

A

Kacchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French

B

Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India

C

Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War

D

Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: B

Explanation

Kacchativu is an uninhabited island located in the Palk Strait. Historically, it was administered jointly by India and Sri Lanka. In 1974, through a bilateral maritime boundary agreement, the Government of India formally recognized Sri Lankan sovereignty over the island and handed it over.

Tin Bigha is a narrow strip of land in West Bengal near the India-Bangladesh border. To allow Bangladesh to access its Dahagram-Angarpota enclaves from the mainland, India agreed to hand over this corridor. While it is technically leased to Bangladesh in perpetuity (effective from 1992), it functions as a practical handover of territorial control to ensure contiguous access for Bangladesh.

Therefore, both are territories handed over to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively.

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