UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Hasina’s presence in India, Ganga waters treaty to be key priorities for BNP govt.’
Q1. Who became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) landslide victory in the February 2026 general election?
- A. Khaleda Zia
- B. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
- C. Tarique Rahman
- D. Muhammad Yunus
Q2. The Treaty on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka, signed in December 1996 with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was concluded on the Indian side under which Prime Minister?
- A. P. V. Narasimha Rao
- B. I. K. Gujral
- C. H. D. Deve Gowda
- D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Q3. In the context of the 1996 Ganga Waters Treaty between India and Bangladesh, the term 'Farakka' refers to:
- A. A barrage on the Ganga in West Bengal, India, which diverts a part of the dry-season flow into the Hooghly river through a feeder canal
- B. A multipurpose dam on the Ganga in Bihar that exclusively regulates the entire trans-boundary flow of the river
- C. A reservoir located on the Bangladesh side of the border that stores monsoon Ganga waters for dry-season release
- D. A bilateral commission that adjudicates all trans-boundary river disputes between India and its neighbours
Q4. What is the total duration, in years, stipulated in the Treaty on Sharing of the Ganga/Ganges Waters at Farakka signed between India and Bangladesh in December 1996?
- A. 15 years
- B. 20 years
- C. 25 years
- D. 30 years