UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Pakistan picks vocal India critic for SCO dialogue in New Delhi

Q1. With reference to the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It allocates whole rivers of the Indus system to one country or the other, rather than dividing the flow of every river between the two countries in fixed proportions.
  2. Its Permanent Indus Commission includes a Commissioner from each country and serves as a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange.
  3. Matters that cannot be settled within the Commission can be taken to a Neutral Expert or to a Court of Arbitration.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 only

Q2. Suppose India decides to end the abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 and resume performing it. In this context, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Pakistan's rights under the Treaty, having been extinguished by the abeyance, would have to be negotiated afresh as a new treaty.
  2. India could resume performance without the two countries having to conclude a new treaty.
  3. The Treaty's allocation of the Eastern and Western rivers would once again govern the use of the Indus system.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 1 only