Which international institution acted as the broker of the Indus Waters Treaty and is a signatory to it?
- A.The United Nations
- B.The World Bank
- C.The International Court of Justice
- D.The Asian Development Bank
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the World Bank. The Bank brought India and Pakistan to the table in 1952, proposed the division of the rivers into eastern and western groups, helped to arrange the finance for Pakistan's replacement canals, and signed the treaty for the limited purposes in which it has a role, such as helping to appoint a Neutral Expert. Option A is wrong because the United Nations was not a party to the negotiation or to the treaty. Option C is wrong because the International Court of Justice has no role under the treaty; disputes outside the Neutral Expert's list go to a Court of Arbitration constituted under the treaty itself. Option D is wrong because the Asian Development Bank was established only in 1966, six years after the treaty was signed.
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Practice Questions
View allIn which year was the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan?
- A.1950
- B.1955
- C.1960
- D.1972
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The Indus Waters Treaty was signed at Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India and President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan, after nine years of negotiation begun in 1952 through the good offices of the World Bank, which signed the treaty as a third party.
Read the full explanation →Under the Indus Waters Treaty, which group of rivers was allotted to India for unrestricted use?
- A.Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
- B.Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
- C.Ganga, Yamuna and Gomti
- D.Chenab, Ravi and Beas
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These are the three eastern rivers of the Indus system, and the treaty gives their waters to India for unrestricted use, which is why the Bhakra dam on the Sutlej, the Pong dam on the Beas and the Ranjit Sagar dam on the Ravi could be built.
Read the full explanation →The Baglihar hydroelectric project dispute on the Chenab was decided by which authority under the treaty?
- A.The Permanent Indus Commission
- B.A Neutral Expert
- C.A Court of Arbitration
- D.The United Nations Security Council
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When the Permanent Indus Commission could not settle Pakistan's objections to the design of the Baglihar dam, the matter was referred to a Neutral Expert, the Swiss engineer Raymond Lafitte, appointed with the help of the World Bank, who gave his determination in 2007 and allowed the project with changes…
Read the full explanation →The Kishanganga project, on which a Court of Arbitration gave its award in 2013, lies on a tributary of which river?
- A.The Indus
- B.The Jhelum
- C.The Chenab
- D.The Ravi
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The Kishanganga, known as the Neelum in Pakistan, is a tributary of the Jhelum, and the Court of Arbitration at The Hague held in 2013 that India could divert its water for generating power at the Kishanganga project while maintaining a minimum flow downstream.
Read the full explanation →The Chenab river is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and the Bhaga at which place?
- A.Tandi
- B.Devprayag
- C.Harike
- D.Verinag
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The two head streams of the Chenab, the Chandra and the Bhaga, rise on either side of the Baralacha La in the Lahaul area of Himachal Pradesh and meet at Tandi, below which the united stream is called the Chandrabhaga or Chenab and flows on into Jammu and Kashmir.
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