Kachchativu and Tin Bigha territorial transfers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1999

Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
2. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India
3. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War
4. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• Kacchativu was ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, while Tin Bigha was leased to Bangladesh in 1992 for access to Dahagram–Angarpota enclaves. Both represent territorial transfers to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively.

Answer: (b) Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty, respectively, by the Government of India