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Under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), India has unrestricted rights over which set of rivers?

1. Indus, Jhelum, Chenab
2. Ravi, Beas, Satluj
3. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi
4. Indus, Beas, Satluj

Correct answer: Ravi, Beas, Satluj

Solution

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, the eastern rivers—Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—are allocated for unrestricted use by India. The western rivers—Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab—are primarily allocated to Pakistan, with limited Indian rights. Therefore, the correct answer is Ravi, Beas, Satluj.

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