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Control Lines of Pakistan
Which pairing is correct for the "Kashmir ceasefire line" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Kashmir ceasefire line — Ceasefire Line
B. Kashmir ceasefire line — Durand Line
C. Kashmir ceasefire line — Actual Ground Position Line
D. Kashmir ceasefire line — Radcliffe Line
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Kashmir ceasefire line — Ceasefire Line". The 1949 Karachi Agreement mapped a ceasefire line following the first Kashmir war.
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Which pairing is correct for the "Radcliffe Line" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Radcliffe Line — Actual Ground Position Line
B. Radcliffe Line — Working Boundary
C. Radcliffe Line — NJ9842
D. Radcliffe Line — Radcliffe Line
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "Radcliffe Line — Radcliffe Line". Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions at partition.
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Which pairing is correct for the "Durand agreement" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Durand agreement — 1898
B. Durand agreement — 1892
C. Durand agreement — 1895
D. Durand agreement — 1893
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "Durand agreement — 1893". Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan concluded the agreement in 1893.
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Which pairing is correct for the "Durand Line" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Durand Line — No
B. Durand Line — Radcliffe Line
C. Durand Line — Ceasefire Line
D. Durand Line — Durand Line
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "Durand Line — Durand Line". The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 between British India and Afghanistan.
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Which pairing is correct for the "international border" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. international border — Actual Ground Position Line
B. international border — To mark areas of de facto military control
C. international border — Durand Line
D. international border — International Border
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "international border — International Border". Outside the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the recognized boundary is the international border.
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Which pairing is correct for the "Working Boundary" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Working Boundary — Working Boundary
B. Working Boundary — Ceasefire Line
C. Working Boundary — To mark areas of de facto military control
D. Working Boundary — International Border
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Working Boundary — Working Boundary". Pakistan refers to parts of the boundary adjoining Jammu as the Working Boundary.
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Which pairing is correct for the "Siachen region" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. Siachen region — Chagai
B. Siachen region — Jammu and Kashmir
C. Siachen region — Siachen Glacier
D. Siachen region — Central Asia
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "Siachen region — Siachen Glacier". The AGPL extends through the high-altitude Siachen conflict zone.
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Which pairing is correct for the "AGPL" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. AGPL — Ceasefire Line
B. AGPL — 'Thence north to the glaciers'
C. AGPL — Durand Line
D. AGPL — Actual Ground Position Line
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "AGPL — Actual Ground Position Line". The AGPL marks the positions held by Indian and Pakistani forces in the Siachen area.
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Which pairing is correct for the "LoC dispute" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. LoC dispute — Gwadar District
B. LoC dispute — Siachen Glacier
C. LoC dispute — Bijapur
D. LoC dispute — Jammu and Kashmir
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "LoC dispute — Jammu and Kashmir". The LoC divides the areas administered by Pakistan and India.
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Which pairing is correct for the "LoC origin" aspect of Control Lines of Pakistan?
A. LoC origin — Eighteenth Amendment
B. LoC origin — Simla Agreement 1972
C. LoC origin — Karachi Agreement
D. LoC origin — National Finance Commission Award
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "LoC origin — Simla Agreement 1972". The Simla Agreement redesignated the ceasefire line as the Line of Control.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "border management"?
A. Actual Ground Position Line
B. Radcliffe Line
C. To mark areas of de facto military control
D. International Border
Correct Answer: C
Border management: To mark areas of de facto military control. Control lines identify the positions administered or held by opposing sides without necessarily settling sovereignty.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "LoC legal status"?
A. Ceasefire Line
B. Radcliffe Line
C. 'Thence north to the glaciers'
D. No
Correct Answer: D
Loc legal status: No. It is a military control line without prejudice to the parties' legal positions on Kashmir.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Siachen dispute"?
A. Actual Ground Position Line
B. International Border
C. 'Thence north to the glaciers'
D. To mark areas of de facto military control
Correct Answer: C
Siachen dispute: 'Thence north to the glaciers'. Ambiguity north of NJ9842 contributed to the Siachen dispute.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "NJ9842"?
A. NJ9842
B. International Border
C. Working Boundary
D. Durand Line
Correct Answer: A
Nj9842: NJ9842. The LoC was delineated up to map coordinate NJ9842, beyond which wording referred to the glaciers.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Karachi Agreement"?
A. Legal Framework Order 2002
B. Karachi Agreement
C. Simla Agreement 1972
D. Annual Budget Statement
Correct Answer: B
Karachi agreement: Karachi Agreement. Military representatives of India and Pakistan, under UN auspices, formalized the ceasefire line in 1949.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Kashmir ceasefire line"?
A. To mark areas of de facto military control
B. Ceasefire Line
C. Radcliffe Line
D. 'Thence north to the glaciers'
Correct Answer: B
Kashmir ceasefire line: Ceasefire Line. The 1949 Karachi Agreement mapped a ceasefire line following the first Kashmir war.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Radcliffe Line"?
A. Durand Line
B. International Border
C. Radcliffe Line
D. Working Boundary
Correct Answer: C
Radcliffe line: Radcliffe Line. Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions at partition.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Durand agreement"?
A. 1888
B. 1883
C. 1898
D. 1893
Correct Answer: D
Durand agreement: 1893. Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan concluded the agreement in 1893.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "Durand Line"?
A. No
B. Radcliffe Line
C. Durand Line
D. To mark areas of de facto military control
Correct Answer: C
Durand line: Durand Line. The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 between British India and Afghanistan.
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For Control Lines of Pakistan, which option correctly gives the "international border"?
A. 'Thence north to the glaciers'
B. NJ9842
C. To mark areas of de facto military control
D. International Border
Correct Answer: D
International border: International Border. Outside the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the recognized boundary is the international border.