Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - India Relations
Pakistan's National Security Committee response in April 2025 included closure of the:
A. Wagah Border Post
B. Khunjerab Pass
C. Torkham crossing
D. Taftan crossing
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan announced immediate closure of the Wagah crossing for cross-border transit.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Following the Pahalgam attack, India announced on 23 April 2025 that the Indus Waters Treaty would be:
A. Held in abeyance
B. Replaced by the Simla Agreement
C. Transferred to SAARC
D. Extended for ten years
Correct Answer: A
India announced immediate abeyance as one of several measures.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Pahalgam attack occurred on:
A. 22 April 2025
B. 23 April 2025
C. 7 May 2025
D. 10 May 2025
Correct Answer: A
The incident took place on 22 April 2025.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The attack that triggered the April–May 2025 Pakistan–India crisis occurred near:
A. Pahalgam
B. Amritsar
C. Jaipur
D. Kolkata
Correct Answer: A
The attack occurred near Pahalgam in the Anantnag district on 22 April 2025.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The military officials responsible for the 2021 ceasefire reaffirmation were the two countries':
A. Directors General of Military Operations
B. Foreign Secretaries
C. Finance Secretaries
D. Chief Election Commissioners
Correct Answer: A
The DGMOs reached the understanding through their established hotline mechanism.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The February 2021 ceasefire reaffirmation took effect from midnight on the night of:
A. 24–25 February 2021
B. 25–26 February 2021
C. 31 December–1 January
D. 9–10 May 2021
Correct Answer: A
The renewed adherence began at midnight 24/25 February 2021.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The 2021 DGMO understanding reaffirmed compliance with:
A. All agreements, understandings and ceasefire arrangements along the LoC and other sectors
B. A free-trade agreement
C. A common defence treaty
D. A joint currency plan
Correct Answer: A
The DGMOs agreed to strict observance of existing ceasefire arrangements.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Despite downgraded relations after 2019, the two countries continued annual exchanges of:
A. Nuclear-installation lists
B. Military deployment maps
C. Election results
D. Foreign-exchange reserves
Correct Answer: A
Treaty-based nuclear list exchanges continued through diplomatic channels.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan also suspended bilateral trade with India in:
A. August 2019
B. January 2016
C. February 2021
D. May 2025 only
Correct Answer: A
Trade was suspended as part of Pakistan's response to the August 2019 measures.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan's decision of 7 August 2019 required India to withdraw its:
A. High Commissioner
B. Indus Waters Commissioner
C. UN ambassador
D. SAARC secretary-general
Correct Answer: A
The downgrade meant that the two missions would no longer be led by High Commissioners.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - India Relations
Pakistan responded to the August 2019 changes by:
A. Downgrading diplomatic relations with India
B. Joining a customs union with India
C. Ending the nuclear-installation agreement
D. Recognizing the LoC as the international border
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan announced a downgrade of diplomatic relations and asked India to withdraw its High Commissioner.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The two new Union Territories came into existence on:
A. 31 October 2019
B. 5 August 2019
C. 9 August 2019
D. 1 January 2020
Correct Answer: A
The reorganization became operational on 31 October 2019.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act created the Union Territories of:
A. Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh
B. Punjab and Haryana
C. Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu and Kashmir, and Sikkim
Correct Answer: A
The former state was reorganized into the two union territories.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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On 5 August 2019, India changed the constitutional arrangements associated with:
A. Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir
B. Article 324 and elections
C. Article 280 and finance
D. Article 356 and all states
Correct Answer: A
The Indian government altered the application of Article 370 and introduced reorganization legislation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The ICJ did not order the unconditional:
A. Release and return of Jadhav
B. Grant of consular access
C. Review and reconsideration
D. Continuation of provisional measures pending review
Correct Answer: A
The Court did not accept India's request for outright annulment and release as the required remedy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The ICJ ordered Pakistan to provide effective review and reconsideration of the Jadhav conviction and sentence and to:
A. Allow consular access
B. Immediately grant citizenship
C. Transfer the case to the WTO
D. Recognize a maritime boundary
Correct Answer: A
The Court found a breach of consular obligations and required review, reconsideration and access.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Jadhav case primarily concerned obligations under the Vienna Convention on:
A. Consular Relations
B. Diplomatic Asylum
C. Law of Treaties only
D. Maritime Navigation
Correct Answer: A
The Court considered Article 36 rights relating to consular notification and access.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The ICJ delivered its judgment in the Jadhav case on:
A. 17 July 2019
B. 5 August 2019
C. 21 February 2019
D. 24 October 2019
Correct Answer: A
The Court issued its final judgment on 17 July 2019.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - India Relations
The Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice was formally titled:
A. Jadhav (India v. Pakistan)
B. Pakistan v. India: Kashmir
C. Indus Waters Arbitration
D. Maritime Delimitation Case
Correct Answer: A
India instituted proceedings against Pakistan concerning Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The captured Indian pilot from the February 2019 aerial engagement was returned by Pakistan on:
A. 1 March 2019
B. 27 February 2019
C. 14 March 2019
D. 5 August 2019
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan released and returned Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on 1 March 2019.