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UPSC 1999: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
(b)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India
Katchatheevu was ceded to Sri Lanka under the 1974 Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreement, while India leased the Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh (to link the Dahagram-Angarpota enclave) in 1992/2011. Therefore option (b) correctly states that the two areas were handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively; the other options misstate their origin or status. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katchatheevu?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 26. It falls under Indian Polity > Constitutional Framework & Development.
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