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The Lahore Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the two countries' respective:
A. Foreign Secretaries
B. Army chiefs
C. Finance ministers
D. Chief justices
Correct Answer: A
Foreign Secretaries K. Raghunath and Shamshad Ahmad signed the MoU.
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The Lahore Declaration recognized that the nuclear dimension added to both states' responsibility to:
A. Avoid conflict
B. End all diplomacy
C. Abolish conventional forces immediately
D. Create a joint arsenal
Correct Answer: A
The declaration emphasized conflict avoidance, stability and confidence-building after the 1998 tests.
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The Lahore Declaration was signed by Nawaz Sharif and:
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Manmohan Singh
C. I. K. Gujral
D. P. V. Narasimha Rao
Correct Answer: A
Vajpayee was the Indian prime minister during the Lahore summit.
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The Lahore Declaration was signed on:
A. 21 February 1999
B. 20 February 1999
C. 28 May 1998
D. 4 July 1999
Correct Answer: A
Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed it on 21 February 1999.
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The 1 January 2026 exchange was the:
A. 25th consecutive exchange
B. 30th consecutive exchange
C. 35th consecutive exchange
D. 40th consecutive exchange
Correct Answer: C
With the first exchange in 1992, the 2026 exchange was the 35th consecutive annual exchange.
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The first annual exchange of nuclear-installation lists took place on:
A. 1 January 1992
B. 1 January 1991
C. 31 December 1988
D. 21 February 1999
Correct Answer: A
The annual practice began in 1992.
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Under the nuclear-installations agreement, lists are exchanged each year on:
A. 1 January
B. 14 August
C. 28 May
D. 31 December
Correct Answer: A
Each country informs the other of covered nuclear installations on the first day of every calendar year.
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The nuclear-installations non-attack agreement entered into force on:
A. 27 January 1991
B. 31 December 1988
C. 1 January 1992
D. 28 May 1998
Correct Answer: A
The agreement entered into force after ratification on 27 January 1991.
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The Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed on:
A. 31 December 1988
B. 27 January 1991
C. 1 January 1992
D. 21 February 1999
Correct Answer: A
India and Pakistan signed the non-attack agreement on 31 December 1988.
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Pakistan's second 1998 nuclear-test event, Chagai-II, occurred on:
A. 30 May 1998
B. 13 May 1998
C. 6 September 1998
D. 31 December 1998
Correct Answer: A
A further test was carried out at Kharan on 30 May 1998.
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Pakistan conducted the Chagai-I nuclear tests on:
A. 28 May 1998
B. 11 May 1998
C. 30 May 1998
D. 21 February 1999
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan's first publicly announced nuclear-test series occurred on 28 May 1998.
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India conducted its Pokhran-II nuclear tests in:
A. May 1998
B. May 1974 only
C. February 1999
D. December 2001
Correct Answer: A
India carried out a series of tests on 11 and 13 May 1998.
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Which two territorial issues were formal segments of the Composite Dialogue?
A. Siachen and Sir Creek
B. Goa and Sikkim
C. Tibet and Nepal
D. Kabul and Wakhan
Correct Answer: A
Both Siachen and Sir Creek had dedicated dialogue tracks.
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The term 'Working Boundary' is used by Pakistan for the boundary between Sialkot and the Indian-administered part of:
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan distinguishes this sector from the internationally recognized boundary and the LoC.
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The Pakistan–India border mechanism outside Kashmir includes regular contacts between the Pakistan Rangers and India's:
A. Border Security Force
B. Central Reserve Police Force
C. Assam Rifles
D. Indo-Tibetan Border Police only
Correct Answer: A
The Rangers and BSF hold meetings under established border arrangements.
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The maritime agencies of Pakistan and India are respectively the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and the:
A. Indian Coast Guard
B. Indian Air Force
C. Border Roads Organisation
D. Indian Navy only
Correct Answer: A
A communication link between the PMSA and Indian Coast Guard supports maritime coordination.
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The Sir Creek dispute has implications for the delimitation of the:
A. Maritime boundary and exclusive economic zones
B. Himalayan air corridor
C. Indus river allocation
D. Punjab canal system
Correct Answer: A
The land terminus affects the seaward boundary and maritime jurisdiction.
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Sir Creek is a disputed estuary between Pakistan's Sindh and India's:
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
Correct Answer: A
Sir Creek lies in the marshlands between Sindh and Gujarat.
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The Siachen dispute centres on interpretation of the line beyond map coordinate:
A. NJ9842
B. KH1234
C. LC2001
D. SC1965
Correct Answer: A
The 1949 and 1972 delineations did not fully demarcate the line beyond NJ9842.
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AGPL stands for:
A. Actual Ground Position Line
B. Agreed General Peace Line
C. Administrative Glacier Protection Limit
D. Actual Geographic Partition Line
Correct Answer: A
AGPL is the standard term for the Siachen deployment line.