Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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India's large-scale mobilization during the 2001–02 standoff was called:
A. Operation Parakram
B. Operation Meghdoot
C. Operation Vijay
D. Operation Shakti
Correct Answer: A
Operation Parakram was the Indian mobilization following the Parliament attack.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The December 2001 attack that triggered a prolonged military standoff targeted the Indian:
A. Parliament
B. Supreme Court
C. Reserve Bank
D. Foreign Ministry
Correct Answer: A
The attack on the Indian Parliament led to the 2001–02 military mobilization.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Agra Summit between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was held in:
A. July 2001
B. February 1999
C. January 2004
D. April 2005
Correct Answer: A
The Agra Summit took place in July 2001 but ended without a signed joint declaration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Kargil conflict seriously disrupted the peace momentum created by the:
A. Lahore Declaration
B. Nehru–Liaquat Pact
C. Indus Waters Treaty
D. Delhi Agreement
Correct Answer: A
Kargil followed soon after and undermined the Lahore peace initiative.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Kargil conflict was fought mainly across and around the:
A. Line of Control
B. Radcliffe Line in Punjab
C. Sir Creek maritime line
D. Rann of Kutch tribunal boundary
Correct Answer: A
The conflict centred on positions along the LoC in the Kargil sector.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Kargil conflict occurred in:
A. 1999
B. 1984
C. 2001
D. 2008
Correct Answer: A
The high-altitude conflict took place only months after the Lahore summit.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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An agreement on reducing risks from accidents relating to nuclear weapons was signed in:
A. 2007
B. 1991
C. 1998
D. 2019
Correct Answer: A
The nuclear-accident risk-reduction agreement was signed on 21 February 2007.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Under the 2005 missile agreement, advance notification is to be given no less than:
A. One day before launch
B. Three days before the five-day launch window
C. Ten days before launch
D. Thirty days before launch
Correct Answer: B
The other side is notified at least three days before commencement of a five-day launch window.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The 2005 missile agreement applies to land- or sea-launched:
A. Surface-to-surface ballistic missiles
B. Civilian weather rockets
C. Air-to-air missiles only
D. Cruise missiles of every category explicitly
Correct Answer: A
The treaty text specifies land- or sea-launched surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The formal agreement on pre-notification of ballistic-missile flight testing was signed on:
A. 3 October 2005
B. 21 February 1999
C. 31 December 1988
D. 21 February 2007
Correct Answer: A
India and Pakistan signed the agreement at Islamabad on 3 October 2005.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Lahore process led to commitments concerning advance notification of:
A. Ballistic-missile flight tests
B. Election results
C. Trade tariffs only
D. River floods only
Correct Answer: A
The nuclear-risk CBM agenda included advance notification of ballistic-missile tests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Lahore Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the two countries' respective:
A. Foreign Secretaries
B. Army chiefs
C. Finance ministers
D. Chief justices
Correct Answer: A
Foreign Secretaries K. Raghunath and Shamshad Ahmad signed the MoU.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Lahore Declaration recognized that the nuclear dimension added to both states' responsibility to:
A. Avoid conflict
B. End all diplomacy
C. Abolish conventional forces immediately
D. Create a joint arsenal
Correct Answer: A
The declaration emphasized conflict avoidance, stability and confidence-building after the 1998 tests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Lahore Declaration was signed by Nawaz Sharif and:
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Manmohan Singh
C. I. K. Gujral
D. P. V. Narasimha Rao
Correct Answer: A
Vajpayee was the Indian prime minister during the Lahore summit.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Lahore Declaration was signed on:
A. 21 February 1999
B. 20 February 1999
C. 28 May 1998
D. 4 July 1999
Correct Answer: A
Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed it on 21 February 1999.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The 1 January 2026 exchange was the:
A. 25th consecutive exchange
B. 30th consecutive exchange
C. 35th consecutive exchange
D. 40th consecutive exchange
Correct Answer: C
With the first exchange in 1992, the 2026 exchange was the 35th consecutive annual exchange.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The first annual exchange of nuclear-installation lists took place on:
A. 1 January 1992
B. 1 January 1991
C. 31 December 1988
D. 21 February 1999
Correct Answer: A
The annual practice began in 1992.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Under the nuclear-installations agreement, lists are exchanged each year on:
A. 1 January
B. 14 August
C. 28 May
D. 31 December
Correct Answer: A
Each country informs the other of covered nuclear installations on the first day of every calendar year.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The nuclear-installations non-attack agreement entered into force on:
A. 27 January 1991
B. 31 December 1988
C. 1 January 1992
D. 28 May 1998
Correct Answer: A
The agreement entered into force after ratification on 27 January 1991.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed on:
A. 31 December 1988
B. 27 January 1991
C. 1 January 1992
D. 21 February 1999
Correct Answer: A
India and Pakistan signed the non-attack agreement on 31 December 1988.