Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
For ECO, which option correctly gives the "founding year"?
A. 1985
B. 1984
C. 1992
D. 1986
Correct Answer: A
Founding year: 1985. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey established ECO in 1985.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
For ECO, which option correctly gives the "full form"?
A. Economic Cooperation Organization
B. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
C. Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure
D. Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
Correct Answer: A
Full form: Economic Cooperation Organization. ECO is a regional intergovernmental organization for economic cooperation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Why are transport corridors central to ECO cooperation?
A. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
B. Many members are landlocked and depend on regional connectivity
C. Yes
D. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
Correct Answer: B
Road, rail and port links are essential for trade among the organization's members.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Which treaty revised and strengthened ECO's institutional framework in the 1990s?
A. Zafar Ali Shah case
B. Treaty of Izmir
C. Manila Pact
D. OIC Charter
Correct Answer: B
The Treaty of Izmir serves as ECO's basic charter and was updated as membership expanded.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
ECO links Pakistan with which strategically important inland region?
A. Eurasia and Central Asia
B. Tehran
C. Central Asia
D. Kathmandu
Correct Answer: C
ECO provides a framework for Pakistan-Central Asia economic cooperation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
What is ECO's main regional focus?
A. Yes
B. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
C. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
D. Founding member
Correct Answer: C
ECO promotes economic connectivity among member states.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
What is Pakistan's status in ECO?
A. Founding member
B. Yes
C. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
D. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan was one of the three founding states in 1985.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Is Azerbaijan a member of ECO?
A. Many members are landlocked and depend on regional connectivity
B. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
C. Founding member
D. Yes
Correct Answer: D
Azerbaijan became a member in 1992.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Is Afghanistan a member of ECO?
A. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
B. Yes
C. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
D. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
Correct Answer: B
Afghanistan joined in the 1992 expansion.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Which five Central Asian republics are members of ECO?
A. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
B. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
C. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
D. Founding member
Correct Answer: B
All five post-Soviet Central Asian republics joined ECO.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
How many member states does ECO have?
A. 8,000 metres
B. 8
C. 57
D. 10
Correct Answer: D
ECO has ten members spanning South, Central and West Asia.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
In which year did ECO expand significantly to include Central Asian republics and Afghanistan?
A. 1991
B. 1985
C. 1992
D. 1982
Correct Answer: C
The organization expanded from three to ten members in 1992.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Where is the ECO Secretariat headquartered?
A. Dhaka
B. Central Asia
C. Beijing
D. Tehran
Correct Answer: D
The ECO Secretariat is based in Tehran, Iran.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Which organization was the predecessor of ECO?
A. Islamic Development Bank
B. Economic Cooperation Organization
C. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
D. Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
Correct Answer: D
RCD, created in 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, was replaced by ECO.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
Which three countries founded ECO?
A. Yes
B. Iran, Pakistan and Turkey
C. Trade, transport, energy and economic integration
D. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Correct Answer: B
The three founding states revived regional economic cooperation in a new form.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
In which year was the ECO established?
A. 1992
B. 1985
C. 1984
D. 1975
Correct Answer: B
Iran, Pakistan and Turkey established ECO in 1985.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
ECO
What does ECO stand for?
A. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
B. Economic Cooperation Organization
C. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
D. Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
Correct Answer: B
ECO is a regional intergovernmental organization for economic cooperation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about Dams of Pakistan: "Mangla location" corresponds to ______.
A. New Gwadar International Airport
B. Sindh and Balochistan
C. Skardu
D. Mirpur
Correct Answer: D
Mirpur is the correct completion. The dam lies near Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about Dams of Pakistan: "Mangla river" corresponds to ______.
A. Kabul River
B. Haro River
C. Dasht River
D. Jhelum River
Correct Answer: D
Jhelum River is the correct completion. Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum near Mirpur.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Dams of Pakistan
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about Dams of Pakistan: "Tarbela type" corresponds to ______.
A. To replace supplies from eastern rivers
B. Hydroelectric power project
C. Run-of-river hydropower projects
D. Earth-filled dam
Correct Answer: D
Earth-filled dam is the correct completion. Tarbela is a massive earth-and-rock-fill structure.