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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indus water treaty signed in
A
1960
B
1965
C
1970
D
1975
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty was signed at Karachi by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Indian Prime Minister and Mr. W.A.B. Illif of the World Bank on 19th September, 1960. The Treaty however is effective from1st April, 1960 (Effective Date).

Detailed explanation-2: -Indus Waters Treaty, treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank. The treaty fixed and delimited the rights and obligations of both countries concerning the use of the waters of the Indus River system.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 19 September 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty in Karachi. This treaty is a water-distribution treaty between the two countries on sharing the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty gives control over the waters of the three “eastern rivers”-the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej with a mean annual flow of 41 billion m3 (33 million acre⋅ft)-to India, while control over the waters of the three “western rivers”-the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum with a mean annual flow of 99 billion m3-to Pakistan.

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