CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The two direct signatories of the 2020 Doha Agreement were:
A. The United States and the Taliban
B. Pakistan and Afghanistan
C. China and Russia
D. Afghanistan and India
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan supported the peace process but was not a signatory to the US–Taliban agreement.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan, commonly called the Doha Agreement, was signed on:
A. 29 February 2020
B. 5 December 2001
C. 14 April 1988
D. 15 August 2021
Correct Answer: A
The United States and the Taliban signed the agreement in Doha on 29 February 2020.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan maintains consulates in Afghanistan in Jalalabad, Kandahar, Herat and:
A. Mazar-e-Sharif
B. Bamiyan
C. Panjshir
D. Khost
Correct Answer: A
In addition to its Kabul embassy, Pakistan maintains consular missions in four major Afghan cities.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan began work on an additional carriageway of the Torkham–Jalalabad road in:
A. 1988
B. 2001
C. 2007
D. 2020
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan's development record states that construction began in January 2007.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The main diplomatic value of educational scholarships is to strengthen:
A. People-to-people contacts and Afghan capacity building
B. Border militarization only
C. Currency control
D. Maritime claims
Correct Answer: A
Education programmes support human-resource development and long-term social links.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The scholarship programme covers fields including medicine, engineering, agriculture and:
A. Management and computer science
B. Naval warfare only
C. Astrology only
D. Mining in Antarctica
Correct Answer: A
HEC lists a broad range of disciplines, including management and computer science.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Phase III of the Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships offers approximately how many awards to Afghan nationals?
A. 450
B. 1,000
C. 4,500
D. 20,000
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan's current Phase III programme provides 4,500 scholarships.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarship programme is designed primarily for:
A. Afghan students studying in Pakistani universities
B. Pakistani naval cadets
C. Indian civil servants
D. European diplomats
Correct Answer: A
The programme provides fully funded higher-education opportunities to Afghan nationals.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul was formally inaugurated in:
A. 2001
B. 2010
C. 2019
D. 2025
Correct Answer: C
The hospital was jointly inaugurated on 20 April 2019.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital, a major Pakistan-funded facility, is located in:
A. Kabul
B. Kandahar
C. Herat
D. Mazar-e-Sharif
Correct Answer: A
The hospital is located in Kabul and was built as a development-assistance project.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan-supported health facilities in Afghanistan include hospitals in:
A. Kabul, Jalalabad and Logar
B. Kabul, Herat and Bamiyan only
C. Kandahar, Kunduz and Ghazni only
D. Panjshir, Badakhshan and Faryab
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has supported three major hospitals located in Kabul, Jalalabad and Logar.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's development assistance to Afghanistan has been valued at approximately:
A. Less than US$10 million
B. Nearly US$1 billion
C. US$20 billion
D. US$100 billion
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's public-diplomacy material reports assistance of nearly US$1 billion across multiple sectors.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
TAP in the regional connectivity context refers to the:
A. Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan power transmission project
B. Trade Agreement of Punjab
C. Torkham Aviation Programme
D. Trans-Asian Petroleum company only
Correct Answer: A
The TAP project envisages power transmission from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Trans-Afghan Railway concept is intended to strengthen Pakistan's access to:
A. Central Asia through Afghanistan
B. Western Europe by sea only
C. Southeast Asia through India
D. Africa through the Red Sea
Correct Answer: A
The proposed railway would connect Pakistan with Central Asian networks through Afghan territory.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The planned annual capacity of the TAPI pipeline is up to approximately:
A. 3 billion cubic metres
B. 13 billion cubic metres
C. 33 billion cubic metres
D. 100 billion cubic metres
Correct Answer: C
ADB documentation describes a capacity of up to 33 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The commodity to be transported through the TAPI pipeline is:
A. Natural gas
B. Electricity
C. Crude oil only
D. Coal
Correct Answer: A
TAPI is designed to transport Turkmen natural gas.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
TAPI stands for:
A. Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India
B. Turkey–Afghanistan–Pakistan–Iran
C. Tajikistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India
D. Transit Agreement for Pakistan and India
Correct Answer: A
TAPI is a proposed natural-gas pipeline connecting the four named countries.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghanistan's role in CASA-1000 is especially important because it is:
A. The key transit link to Pakistan
B. The only electricity producer
C. The project financier
D. A sea route
Correct Answer: A
The transmission corridor passes through Afghanistan to reach Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
CASA-1000 is designed to transmit surplus summer hydropower from:
A. Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
B. Afghanistan and Pakistan
C. India and Bangladesh
D. Iran and Iraq
Correct Answer: A
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are the planned source countries for surplus hydropower.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which four countries participate in CASA-1000?
A. Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
B. Pakistan, India, Iran and Iraq
C. China, Russia, Afghanistan and India
D. Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar
Correct Answer: A
CASA-1000 links Central Asian power exporters with Afghanistan and Pakistan.