CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "Baglihar"?
A. Jhelum River
B. Dasht River
C. Hub River
D. Chenab River
Correct Answer: D
Baglihar: Chenab River. India's Baglihar project on the Chenab became a major treaty dispute.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "arbitration"?
A. Ghaznavid dynasty
B. Court of Arbitration
C. World Bank
D. Permanent Indus Commission
Correct Answer: B
Arbitration: Court of Arbitration. The treaty provides for a Court of Arbitration in defined circumstances.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "neutral expert"?
A. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
B. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
C. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
D. Neutral Expert
Correct Answer: D
Neutral expert: Neutral Expert. Technical disputes can be referred to a Neutral Expert.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "commission"?
A. Permanent Indus Commission
B. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
C. World Bank
D. Court of Arbitration
Correct Answer: A
Commission: Permanent Indus Commission. Each country appoints an Indus Commissioner.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "western rivers"?
A. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
B. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
C. Run-of-river hydropower projects
D. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
Correct Answer: D
Western rivers: Indus, Jhelum and Chenab. Pakistan has primary rights to the western rivers, subject to limited Indian uses.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
For Water Dispute, which option correctly gives the "core treaty"?
A. Manila Pact
B. Tashkent Declaration
C. Indus Waters Treaty
D. Legal Framework Order 1970
Correct Answer: C
Core treaty: Indus Waters Treaty. The 1960 treaty allocates the eastern and western rivers and provides dispute-resolution mechanisms.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Why are India-Pakistan water disputes strategically sensitive?
A. Neutral Expert
B. Run-of-river hydropower projects
C. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
D. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
Correct Answer: C
The Indus system supports agriculture, hydropower and urban water supply.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
What is Pakistan's main concern in disputes over western-river hydropower design?
A. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
B. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
C. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
D. Run-of-river hydropower projects
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan argues that project design must strictly comply with treaty limits on pondage and outlets.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
What kind of Indian projects are permitted on western rivers subject to treaty design rules?
A. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
B. Run-of-river hydropower projects
C. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
D. Neutral Expert
Correct Answer: B
India may build specified non-consumptive and hydropower uses within treaty constraints.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
The Ratle hydropower project is on which river?
A. Haro River
B. Chenab River
C. Jhelum River
D. Kabul River
Correct Answer: B
Ratle is an Indian project on the Chenab in the western-river system.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
The Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation dispute concerns which river?
A. Jhelum River
B. Gomal River
C. Swat River
D. Chenab River
Correct Answer: A
The project is located near Wullar Lake on the Jhelum system.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Which forum issued an award in the Kishanganga dispute?
A. Court of Arbitration
B. World Bank
C. Permanent Indus Commission
D. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Correct Answer: A
An arbitral tribunal under the treaty issued awards concerning diversion and minimum flows.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
The Kishanganga project involves a tributary of which western river?
A. Swat River
B. Hub River
C. Chenab River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: D
The Kishanganga/Neelum is part of the Jhelum basin.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Which dispute-resolution mechanism was used for the Baglihar case?
A. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
B. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
C. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
D. Neutral Expert
Correct Answer: D
A World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert issued a determination in 2007.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
The Baglihar hydropower project is built on which river?
A. Haro River
B. Chenab River
C. Swat River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: B
India's Baglihar project on the Chenab became a major treaty dispute.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
What mechanism can hear specified legal disputes under the treaty?
A. Court of Arbitration
B. World Bank
C. Permanent Indus Commission
D. Belt and Road Initiative
Correct Answer: A
The treaty provides for a Court of Arbitration in defined circumstances.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
What mechanism can decide certain technical differences under the treaty?
A. Run-of-river hydropower projects
B. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
C. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
D. Neutral Expert
Correct Answer: D
Technical disputes can be referred to a Neutral Expert.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Which bilateral body handles routine treaty questions?
A. Permanent Indus Commission
B. World Bank
C. Court of Arbitration
D. Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
Correct Answer: A
Each country appoints an Indus Commissioner.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Which rivers are the treaty's western rivers?
A. Pakistan's irrigation and food systems depend heavily on the Indus Basin
B. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
C. Potential control over timing and storage of flows
D. Run-of-river hydropower projects
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan has primary rights to the western rivers, subject to limited Indian uses.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Water Dispute
Which treaty is the main legal framework for India-Pakistan river-water relations?
A. National Action Plan
B. Tashkent Declaration
C. Indus Waters Treaty
D. Asrar-e-Khudi
Correct Answer: C
The 1960 treaty allocates the eastern and western rivers and provides dispute-resolution mechanisms.