CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
CASA-1000 is primarily a project for regional trade in:
A. Electricity
B. Natural gas
C. Crude oil
D. Wheat
Correct Answer: A
CASA-1000 is an electricity transmission and trade project.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Afghan Taliban's usual response to Pakistan's TTP allegations has been to:
A. Deny providing safe havens and describe insecurity as Pakistan's internal issue
B. Accept formal responsibility for all attacks
C. Join the TTP formally
D. Request NATO membership
Correct Answer: A
The Afghan authorities generally deny sheltering the TTP and reject Pakistan's accusations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's stated central demand in talks with Afghan authorities is that Afghan territory must not be used for:
A. Terrorism against Pakistan
B. Afghan exports
C. Educational exchanges
D. Refugee registration
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has repeatedly described prevention of cross-border terrorism as the principal agenda item.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The most prominent security dispute after 2021 concerns alleged Afghan-based sanctuaries of:
A. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
B. Tamil Tigers
C. FARC
D. Boko Haram
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan accuses the TTP of operating from Afghan territory; Afghan authorities reject the allegation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's travel-document policy at major Afghan crossings increasingly requires:
A. Valid passports and visas
B. Only tribal identification with no documents
C. SAARC currency notes
D. UN membership cards
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan has sought to regularize cross-border movement through passports and visas.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The 2016 Torkham clash was linked mainly to Pakistan's construction of:
A. A border gate and management facilities
B. A seaport
C. A dam on the Kabul River
D. An airport in Kandahar
Correct Answer: A
The confrontation arose during construction of border-control infrastructure at Torkham.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghan objections to border fencing are connected primarily to the dispute over:
A. The status of the Durand Line
B. The Indus Waters Treaty
C. Kashmir's Line of Control
D. The Arabian Sea
Correct Answer: A
Afghanistan's non-recognition of the boundary makes fencing politically sensitive.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan began constructing extensive fencing along the Afghan border mainly to improve:
A. Border management and security
B. Maritime navigation
C. River irrigation
D. Air traffic control
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan presents border fencing as a measure against unauthorized movement and militant infiltration.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
APAPPS encourages Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve complaints through:
A. Institutional mechanisms rather than a public blame game
B. Immediate border closure only
C. Foreign occupation
D. Suspension of all diplomacy
Correct Answer: A
The agreed principles call for using bilateral mechanisms and avoiding public accusations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Under APAPPS, both countries committed to deny the use of their territory for:
A. Anti-state activities against the other country
B. Legal bilateral trade
C. Diplomatic missions
D. Educational exchanges
Correct Answer: A
The framework calls on each side to prevent its territory being used against the other.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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A core principle of APAPPS is support for an Afghan peace process that is:
A. Afghan-led and Afghan-owned
B. Controlled exclusively by NATO
C. Managed only by India
D. Separated from Afghan participation
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Which set correctly identifies APAPPS working areas?
A. Military coordination, intelligence, economic issues and refugees
B. Naval warfare, currency union and fisheries
C. Antarctic science and aviation only
D. Nuclear energy and space weapons
Correct Answer: A
The five groups cover politico-diplomatic, military-to-military, intelligence, economic and refugee matters.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which of the following is an APAPPS working group?
A. Politico-Diplomatic
B. Maritime Fisheries
C. Nuclear Command
D. Space Exploration
Correct Answer: A
Politico-Diplomatic cooperation is one of the five APAPPS groups.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
How many principal working groups operate under APAPPS?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Ten
Correct Answer: B
APAPPS works through five principal working groups.
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APAPPS was formally established in:
A. 2001
B. 2010
C. 2018
D. 2021
Correct Answer: C
The framework was finalized and established in May 2018.
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APAPPS stands for:
A. Afghanistan–Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity
B. Asian Programme for Afghan-Pakistan Port Security
C. Afghan-Pakistan Agreement on Public and Political Settlement
D. Action Plan for Asian Peacekeeping and Police Support
Correct Answer: A
APAPPS is the main structured bilateral engagement framework created in 2018.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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At the 2023 trilateral dialogue, the three countries emphasized a peaceful, stable and prosperous:
A. Afghanistan
B. Indian Ocean
C. European Union
D. Middle East only
Correct Answer: A
Regional stability and Afghanistan's peaceful development were central themes.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Fifth China–Afghanistan–Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue was held in Islamabad in:
A. 2018
B. 2020
C. 2023
D. 2026
Correct Answer: C
The fifth trilateral foreign ministers' dialogue was held on 6 May 2023.
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The China–Afghanistan–Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue is a:
A. Trilateral diplomatic mechanism
B. UN peacekeeping force
C. Bilateral trade tax
D. Military alliance against Central Asia
Correct Answer: A
The dialogue brings the three neighbouring countries together for political, security and economic coordination.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The main objective of the QCG was to facilitate:
A. An Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process
B. A naval alliance
C. A new currency
D. Partition of Afghanistan
Correct Answer: A
The group sought to create a roadmap and environment for peace talks.