Question
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : In 1960, with the help of IMF, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Water Treaty.
Reason (R) : The two countries are not in agreement over the demarcation line in Sir Creek in the Rann of Kutch.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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The correct answer is
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Let's evaluate the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) to determine the correct answer.
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Assertion (A): In 1960, with the help of IMF, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Water Treaty.
- This statement is incorrect. The Indus Water Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the assistance of the World Bank, not the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- The treaty was designed to manage water rights for rivers originating from the Indus basin.
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Reason (R): The two countries are not in agreement over the demarcation line in Sir Creek in the Rann of Kutch.
- This statement is correct. The Sir Creek region has been a longstanding territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, unrelated to the Indus Water Treaty.
- Sir Creek is a 96-kilometer strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the marshlands of the Rann of Kutch.
Now, let us determine the correct relationship between the assertion and the reason:
- The assertion is incorrect as it incorrectly states that the IMF was involved in the Indus Water Treaty. Instead, it was the World Bank.
- The reason is correct, but it addresses a different issue (territorial dispute) and is not related to the assertion about the Indus Water Treaty.
Hence, the correct option is: (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
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