CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
Which UN mission remains deployed to observe developments relating to the ceasefire in Kashmir?
A. UNIFIL
B. UNTSO only
C. MONUSCO
D. UNMOGIP
Correct Answer: D
The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan remains one of the UN's oldest missions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
India and Pakistan agreed to cessation of firing and military activity on:
A. 22 April 2025
B. 25 February 2021
C. 10 May 2025
D. 7 May 2025
Correct Answer: C
The DGMOs reached an understanding on 10 May 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
Pakistan's retaliatory military operation announced on 10 May 2025 was called:
A. Operation Grand Slam
B. Operation Gibraltar
C. Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos
D. Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan used this title for its retaliatory operation during the May 2025 conflict.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
India's military strikes beginning on 7 May 2025 were code-named:
A. Operation Sindoor
B. Operation Meghdoot
C. Operation Vijay
D. Operation Parakram
Correct Answer: A
India used the name Operation Sindoor for the strikes carried out during the 2025 crisis.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
How many civilians were reported killed in the Pahalgam attack of 2025?
A. 40
B. 26
C. 14
D. 72
Correct Answer: B
The attack killed 26 civilians and sharply escalated bilateral tensions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The 2025 Pahalgam attack took place near:
A. Dal Lake
B. Baisaran Valley
C. Wagah
D. Siachen Glacier
Correct Answer: B
The attack occurred at the Baisaran tourist meadow near Pahalgam.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The Pahalgam attack that triggered the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis occurred on:
A. 22 April 2025
B. 10 May 2025
C. 7 May 2025
D. 14 February 2019
Correct Answer: A
Gunmen attacked tourists near Pahalgam on 22 April 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
As of 1 August 2026, Jammu and Kashmir is constitutionally administered by India as:
A. An independent federation
B. A centrally administered district of Punjab
C. A Union Territory with a legislature
D. A full state without a legislature
Correct Answer: C
The 2019 Act created J&K as a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
Who became Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the 2024 election?
A. Omar Abdullah
B. Mehbooba Mufti
C. Farooq Abdullah
D. Manoj Sinha
Correct Answer: A
Omar Abdullah headed the elected government formed in October 2024.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
Which party won the largest number of seats in the 2024 J&K Assembly election?
A. People's Democratic Party
B. Bharatiya Janata Party
C. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
D. Indian National Congress
Correct Answer: C
The National Conference emerged as the largest party, winning 42 seats.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The 2024 J&K Assembly election was the first Assembly election since:
A. 2019
B. 2002
C. 2014
D. 2008
Correct Answer: C
It was the first state/UT Assembly election in a decade and the first after reorganisation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The Supreme Court directed J&K Assembly elections to be held by:
A. 31 March 2024
B. 31 December 2024
C. 30 September 2024
D. 5 August 2025
Correct Answer: C
The judgment set 30 September 2024 as the election deadline.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The Supreme Court's 2023 judgment broadly did what regarding the 2019 constitutional actions?
A. Restored the 1952 Delhi Agreement automatically
B. Upheld them
C. Declared them void in full
D. Transferred the dispute to the UN
Correct Answer: B
The Court upheld the constitutional orders and reorganisation framework while directing elections.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The Supreme Court of India delivered its Article 370 judgment on:
A. 24 January 2022
B. 5 August 2019
C. 8 October 2024
D. 11 December 2023
Correct Answer: D
A Constitution Bench delivered judgment on 11 December 2023.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
How were the 90 elected Assembly seats divided between Jammu and Kashmir divisions?
A. 47 for Jammu and 43 for Kashmir
B. 40 for Jammu and 50 for Kashmir
C. 43 for Jammu and 47 for Kashmir
D. 45 each
Correct Answer: C
The 2022 delimitation allocated 43 constituencies to Jammu and 47 to Kashmir.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
After delimitation, the number of elected seats in the J&K Legislative Assembly became:
A. 83
B. 114
C. 107
D. 90
Correct Answer: D
The electoral map provides 90 elected constituencies.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The J&K Delimitation Commission's final order was issued in:
A. 2022
B. 2021
C. 2020
D. 2024
Correct Answer: A
The commission completed its delimitation exercise in May 2022.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
India and Pakistan reaffirmed the LoC ceasefire understanding on:
A. 10 May 2020
B. 11 December 2023
C. 25 February 2021
D. 5 August 2019
Correct Answer: C
The DGMOs agreed to strict observance of all ceasefire agreements and understandings.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The first District Development Council elections in J&K were held in:
A. 2016
B. 2019
C. 2024
D. 2020
Correct Answer: D
The DDC elections created elected district-level councils.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Kashmir Dispute
The new domicile framework for the Union Territory of J&K was introduced in:
A. 2021
B. 2020
C. 2023
D. 2018
Correct Answer: B
Post-reorganisation orders replaced the former permanent-resident framework with domicile rules.