CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
The SAARC Secretariat is located in:
A. Kathmandu
B. Islamabad
C. Dhaka
D. Colombo
Correct Answer: A
The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
Pakistan is a:
A. Founding member of SAARC
B. Dialogue partner only
C. Former observer only
D. Non-member
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan was among the seven founding members.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
SAARC was established by charter in Dhaka on:
A. 8 December 1985
B. 1 January 1991
C. 9 June 2017
D. 2 July 2004
Correct Answer: A
The SAARC Charter was signed on 8 December 1985.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The end of the Cold War reduced Pakistan's strategic importance to the United States in the:
A. Early 1990s
B. Early 1950s
C. 1960s
D. Late 1940s
Correct Answer: A
The Soviet withdrawal and collapse changed the basis of the partnership.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Pressler-related US sanctions against Pakistan took effect in:
A. 1979
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1998
Correct Answer: C
In 1990 the required presidential certification was not made, triggering sanctions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan was completed in:
A. 1988
B. 1989
C. 1991
D. 1992
Correct Answer: B
The last Soviet troops left Afghanistan in February 1989.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Geneva Accords on Afghanistan were signed in:
A. 1979
B. 1985
C. 1988
D. 1992
Correct Answer: C
The 1988 accords set the framework for Soviet withdrawal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan withdrew from CENTO in:
A. 1965
B. 1972
C. 1979
D. 1989
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan withdrew in 1979, and CENTO soon dissolved.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
Pakistan joined the Non-Aligned Movement in:
A. 1955
B. 1964
C. 1979
D. 1991
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan entered NAM after distancing itself from Cold War military pacts.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
A major humanitarian consequence of the Afghan war for Pakistan was the arrival of:
A. Millions of refugees
B. No displaced people
C. Only European tourists
D. Only UN diplomats
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan hosted a very large Afghan refugee population.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
During the 1980s Afghan conflict, Pakistan became a:
A. Frontline state supporting the Afghan resistance
B. Soviet republic
C. Neutral island state
D. Member of the Warsaw Pact
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan supported the Afghan Mujahideen with US, Saudi and other assistance.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan began in:
A. 1973
B. 1979
C. 1988
D. 1992
Correct Answer: B
Soviet forces entered Afghanistan in December 1979.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan's stated nuclear-testing policy includes a unilateral:
A. Moratorium
B. Requirement to test annually
C. Ban on diplomacy
D. Withdrawal from the UN
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan states that it observes a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
Pakistan has signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty:
A. Yes and ratified it
B. Signed but not ratified
C. No
D. It withdrew after signing
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan has not signed the CTBT but observes a unilateral testing moratorium.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
Pakistan is a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:
A. Yes, as a nuclear-weapon state
B. Yes, as a non-nuclear state
C. No
D. It withdrew in 1998
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan has not joined the NPT, which it considers discriminatory in its existing structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
Pakistan describes its nuclear posture as based on:
A. Credible minimum deterrence
B. Unlimited first-use expansion
C. Complete dependence on foreign forces
D. Nuclear disarmament by Pakistan alone
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan links its capability to deterrence and strategic stability.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan's nuclear policy gained urgency after India's nuclear test of:
A. 1964
B. 1974
C. 1988
D. 1991
Correct Answer: B
India's 1974 nuclear test intensified Pakistan's security concerns.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan hosted an Extraordinary OIC Summit in Islamabad in:
A. 1985
B. 1990
C. 1997
D. 2004
Correct Answer: C
The summit marked Pakistan's golden-jubilee year.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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COMSTECH, an OIC institution, is headquartered in:
A. Islamabad
B. Riyadh
C. Tehran
D. Dhaka
Correct Answer: A
The Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation is based in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Foreign Policy - Principles and Evolution
The headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat is in:
A. Jeddah
B. Islamabad
C. Cairo
D. Ankara
Correct Answer: A
The OIC General Secretariat is based in Jeddah.