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On what date was the U.S.–Pakistan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement signed?
A. 8 September 1954
B. 19 May 1954
C. 5 March 1959
D. 11 January 1955
Correct Answer: B
The agreement was signed at Karachi on 19 May 1954 and provided for U.S. military equipment and training assistance.
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Which agreement formalized U.S. military assistance to Pakistan in 1954?
A. Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
B. Simla Agreement
C. Baghdad Declaration
D. Tashkent Agreement
Correct Answer: A
The United States and Pakistan signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement at Karachi on 19 May 1954.
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What made Pakistan strategically valuable to the United States during the Cold War?
A. Its membership in the European Union
B. Its control of the Suez Canal
C. Its permanent seat on the UN Security Council
D. Its location near the Soviet Union, China and the Middle East
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan’s geography gave it major strategic relevance in U.S. containment planning.
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What was a major U.S. objective in cultivating Pakistan during the early Cold War?
A. Ending NATO
B. Weakening Western alliances
C. Containing communist expansion
D. Creating SAARC
Correct Answer: C
Cold War containment strongly influenced U.S. policy toward Pakistan in the 1950s.
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During the early Cold War, Pakistan generally moved closer to which bloc?
A. Soviet-led Warsaw Pact
B. Western bloc led by the United States
C. Non-Aligned Movement as a founding leader
D. Chinese-led military bloc
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan aligned itself with U.S.-backed security arrangements during the 1950s.
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Which broad feature best describes Pakistan–U.S. relations since 1947?
A. Cycles of close cooperation and periodic strain
B. Permanent military alliance without interruption
C. Complete diplomatic isolation
D. Purely cultural relations
Correct Answer: A
The relationship has repeatedly shifted between strategic cooperation and serious mistrust depending on regional and global circumstances.
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Pakistan’s early strategic interest in closer U.S. ties was mainly driven by which concern?
A. Joining the Warsaw Pact
B. Leaving the Commonwealth
C. Replacing the rupee with the dollar
D. Security and economic needs
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan sought diplomatic, economic and security support in a difficult regional environment after independence.
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Which Pakistani prime minister made the landmark official visit to the United States in 1950?
A. Khawaja Nazimuddin
B. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Feroz Khan Noon
Correct Answer: C
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan’s 1950 visit became an early symbol of Pakistan’s effort to build close relations with Washington.
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The United States was among the first countries to do what after Pakistan’s creation?
A. Join Pakistan in SEATO
B. Recognize Pakistan
C. Provide F-16 aircraft
D. Sign the Indus Waters Treaty
Correct Answer: B
The United States was among the earliest states to recognize the newly independent Pakistan.
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When did Pakistan and the United States establish diplomatic relations?
A. 15 August 1947
B. 14 August 1947
C. 23 March 1956
D. 1 January 1948
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that diplomatic relations were established on 15 August 1947, immediately after independence.