Consider the following statements regarding India China border 1 Macartney ndash MacDonald Line...........

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Consider the following statements regarding India China border:

1. Macartney–MacDonald Line lies in the Tawang region which is called south Tibet by China.

2. India claimed Aksai Chin as its own using Johnson line.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Correct Option: (b) Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect : The Macartney– MacDonald Line is a proposed boundary in the disputed area of Aksai Chin. It was proposed by British Indian Government to China in 1899 via its envoy to China, Sir Claude MacDonald. Statement 2 is correct : The boundary dispute in the Western Sector pertains to the Johnson Line proposed by the British in the 1860s that extended up to the Kunlun Mountains and put Aksai Chin in the then princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Independent India used the Johnson Line and claimed Aksai Chin as its own