CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Pakistani port historically central to Afghan transit trade is:
A. Karachi Port
B. Port Qasim only for oil
C. Ormara naval base
D. Jiwani fishing harbour
Correct Answer: A
The 1965 agreement specifically facilitated Afghan trade through Karachi.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
A principal purpose of APTTA is to facilitate:
A. Afghanistan's international transit trade through Pakistan
B. Pakistan's maritime border with India
C. Afghan membership of NATO
D. A common currency
Correct Answer: A
APTTA governs transit arrangements for Afghan imports and exports through Pakistani territory.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
APTTA entered into effect on:
A. 14 February 2011
B. 1 January 2010
C. 15 August 2021
D. 30 September 1947
Correct Answer: A
UNCTAD reported that APTTA took effect on 14 February 2011.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
APTTA was signed in:
A. October 2010
B. April 1988
C. December 2001
D. May 2018
Correct Answer: A
The revised transit agreement was signed in October 2010.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
APTTA stands for:
A. Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement
B. Asian Partnership for Trade and Transport Affairs
C. Afghan Peace and Territorial Treaty Arrangement
D. Arab-Pakistan Transit Tariff Agreement
Correct Answer: A
APTTA is the Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The 1965 Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement was replaced by:
A. APTTA 2010
B. SAFTA 2004
C. Geneva Accords
D. APAPPS
Correct Answer: A
The Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement of 2010 succeeded the 1965 arrangement.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The original Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan was signed in:
A. 1955
B. 1965
C. 1988
D. 2001
Correct Answer: B
The 1965 ATTA formalized transit facilities for landlocked Afghanistan through Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Supplies for international forces in Afghanistan frequently passed through Pakistan via:
A. Karachi and overland routes through Khyber and Balochistan
B. The Suez Canal only
C. India's eastern ports
D. The Caspian Sea only
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan's ports and road corridors were major logistical routes for Afghanistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which issue became particularly important for Pakistan after attacks by militants crossing the frontier?
A. Border management and documentation
B. Naval boundaries with Sri Lanka
C. Arctic navigation
D. Eurozone membership
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan strengthened border controls, travel-document requirements and fencing to restrict unauthorized movement.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The TTP should be distinguished from the Afghan Taliban because the TTP primarily targets:
A. The Pakistani state
B. The Turkish state
C. The United Nations only
D. Central Asian electricity projects
Correct Answer: A
The TTP is a Pakistan-focused militant organization, although it has ideological and historical links with the Afghan Taliban.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, commonly abbreviated TTP, was formed in:
A. 2001
B. 2007
C. 2014
D. 2021
Correct Answer: B
The TTP emerged as an umbrella organization of Pakistani militant factions in 2007.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
A continuing post-2001 source of tension was mutual accusation regarding:
A. Cross-border militant sanctuaries
B. Antarctic bases
C. Fisheries in the Arabian Sea
D. Currency union
Correct Answer: A
Both countries frequently accused the other of failing to prevent militant groups from using its territory.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan has hosted large Afghan refugee populations since the:
A. Soviet invasion beginning in 1979
B. Crimean War
C. First World War
D. 1965 Indo-Pak war
Correct Answer: A
The largest prolonged refugee movement into Pakistan began after the 1979 Soviet intervention.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which body generally conducts refugee status determination in Pakistan in the absence of a national refugee law?
A. UNHCR
B. UNESCO
C. IMF
D. OPEC
Correct Answer: A
UNHCR carries out refugee status determination under its mandate and cooperation arrangements with Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
A PoR card primarily provides an Afghan refugee with:
A. Temporary legal stay in Pakistan
B. Automatic Pakistani citizenship
C. A Pakistani passport
D. Voting rights in Pakistan
Correct Answer: A
The PoR card documents temporary legal stay and related protections; it is not citizenship.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's major registration exercise that led to PoR cards was completed in:
A. 2006–07
B. 1988–89
C. 1998–99
D. 2018–19 only
Correct Answer: A
A government registration exercise in 2006–07 resulted in the issuance of PoR cards.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The cards issued to registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan are called:
A. Proof of Registration cards
B. National Identity Cards for Pakistan
C. Transit Tax Cards
D. SAARC Mobility Cards
Correct Answer: A
Proof of Registration, or PoR, cards document registered Afghan refugees.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The preferred durable solution emphasized by the Tripartite Agreement is:
A. Forced relocation
B. Voluntary repatriation in safety and dignity
C. Permanent military camps
D. Transfer to a third state only
Correct Answer: B
The agreement emphasizes informed and voluntary return under safe and dignified conditions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The first post-2001 Tripartite Repatriation Agreement was signed in:
A. 2002
B. 2007
C. 2010
D. 2018
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan, Afghanistan and UNHCR signed the formal tripartite repatriation agreement in 2002.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The formal tripartite framework for voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan refugees involves Pakistan, Afghanistan and:
A. UNHCR
B. NATO
C. SAARC Secretariat
D. World Trade Organization
Correct Answer: A
The Tripartite Agreement joins the two governments with the UN Refugee Agency.