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The line showing actual military positions in the Siachen sector is called the:
A. Actual Ground Position Line
B. Line of Actual Control
C. Radcliffe Line
D. Working Boundary
Correct Answer: A
The AGPL identifies the actual positions held by the two militaries in the Siachen area.
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Siachen Glacier is situated in the:
A. Karakoram range
B. Hindu Kush
C. Sulaiman range
D. Aravalli range
Correct Answer: A
Siachen lies in the eastern Karakoram region.
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India's 1984 military operation in the Siachen area was called:
A. Operation Meghdoot
B. Operation Vijay
C. Operation Parakram
D. Operation Brasstacks
Correct Answer: A
Operation Meghdoot established Indian control over key positions on the Saltoro Ridge.
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The Siachen conflict began with major military occupation of high-altitude positions in:
A. 1984
B. 1965
C. 1971
D. 1999
Correct Answer: A
The Siachen military confrontation began in April 1984.
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Which post-war agreement is commonly regarded as the main bilateral framework for India–Pakistan relations after 1971?
A. Simla Agreement
B. Nehru–Liaquat Pact
C. Indus Basin Fund Agreement
D. Rann of Kutch Award
Correct Answer: A
The Simla Agreement remains a foundational bilateral document.
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The 1974 religious-shrines protocol primarily facilitates:
A. Pilgrimage visits by citizens of both countries
B. Military exchanges
C. River inspections
D. Nuclear-site verification
Correct Answer: A
It enables organized visits to recognized religious sites in India and Pakistan.
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The bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines was signed on:
A. 14 September 1974
B. 21 May 2008
C. 24 October 2019
D. 31 December 1988
Correct Answer: A
The protocol provides a framework for organized pilgrimages to specified religious shrines.
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The tripartite normalization agreement involving India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was concluded in:
A. April 1974
B. January 1966
C. July 1972
D. February 1999
Correct Answer: A
The three countries concluded a tripartite agreement in New Delhi in April 1974.
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The agreement on repatriation of prisoners of war and civilian internees was signed in New Delhi on:
A. 28 August 1973
B. 2 July 1972
C. 9 April 1974
D. 14 September 1974
Correct Answer: A
India and Pakistan concluded the Delhi Agreement on repatriation on 28 August 1973.
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The Simla Agreement called for restoration of communications including:
A. Postal, telegraphic, sea, land and air links
B. Only sea routes
C. Only military hotlines
D. Only satellite links
Correct Answer: A
The agreement envisioned progressive normalization of multiple communications links.
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Which term was formally adopted in the Simla Agreement for the military line in Jammu and Kashmir?
A. Line of Control
B. Line of Actual Control
C. Ceasefire Boundary
D. International Peace Line
Correct Answer: A
The 1971 ceasefire line was designated as the Line of Control.
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The Simla Agreement required the agreed withdrawals to be completed within:
A. 7 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 90 days
Correct Answer: C
The text provides a 30-day period after entry into force.
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Under the Simla Agreement, forces were to withdraw to their side of the:
A. International border
B. Durand Line
C. McMahon Line
D. Sir Creek only
Correct Answer: A
Indian and Pakistani forces were to withdraw to their respective side of the international border.
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The Simla Agreement states that relations are governed by the principles and purposes of the:
A. UN Charter
B. NATO Treaty
C. Warsaw Pact
D. Treaty of Versailles
Correct Answer: A
The first substantive principle expressly invokes the Charter of the United Nations.
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The Simla Agreement commits the two countries to settle differences by:
A. Peaceful means through bilateral negotiations or another mutually agreed peaceful means
B. Mandatory military arbitration
C. A permanent Commonwealth court
D. A shared parliament
Correct Answer: A
The agreement emphasizes peaceful bilateral negotiations or another peaceful method accepted by both.
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Who signed the Simla Agreement for India?
A. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
B. Prime Minister Morarji Desai
C. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. President V. V. Giri
Correct Answer: A
Indira Gandhi signed as Prime Minister of India.
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Who signed the Simla Agreement for Pakistan?
A. President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B. President Yahya Khan
C. Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan
D. President Ayub Khan
Correct Answer: A
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto signed as President of Pakistan.
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The Simla Agreement was signed on:
A. 2 July 1972
B. 10 January 1966
C. 21 February 1999
D. 28 August 1973
Correct Answer: A
India and Pakistan signed the bilateral agreement at Simla on 2 July 1972.
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The ceasefire line used for defining the post-1971 Line of Control resulted from the ceasefire of:
A. 17 December 1971
B. 1 January 1949
C. 23 September 1965
D. 10 May 2025
Correct Answer: A
The Simla Agreement refers to the line resulting from the ceasefire of 17 December 1971.
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The principal political outcome of the 1971 war was the emergence of:
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Bhutan
D. Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: B
East Pakistan became the independent state of Bangladesh.