Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - India Relations
UNIPOM stands for:
A. United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission
B. United Nations Indus Peace Operations Mechanism
C. United Nations International Political Observer Mission
D. United Nations India-Pakistan Organization for Mediation
Correct Answer: A
UNIPOM was established as a temporary mission after the 1965 war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Which temporary UN mission supervised the 1965 ceasefire outside Jammu and Kashmir?
A. UNIPOM
B. UNMOGIP
C. UNEF
D. UNAMA
Correct Answer: A
The United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission monitored the border outside Kashmir.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 211 concerning the 1965 war was adopted on:
A. 20 September 1965
B. 10 January 1966
C. 30 June 1965
D. 6 September 1965
Correct Answer: A
Resolution 211 demanded a ceasefire and withdrawal of forces.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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India crossed the international border near Lahore on:
A. 1 September 1965
B. 6 September 1965
C. 20 September 1965
D. 23 September 1965
Correct Answer: B
The expansion of fighting across the international border occurred on 6 September 1965.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Operation Grand Slam was launched in:
A. September 1965
B. December 1971
C. May 1999
D. February 2019
Correct Answer: A
It was a Pakistan military operation during the 1965 war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Operation Gibraltar is associated with the conflict of:
A. 1947–48
B. 1965
C. 1971
D. 1999
Correct Answer: B
Operation Gibraltar preceded the full-scale India–Pakistan war of 1965.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Rann of Kutch boundary dispute was subsequently submitted to an:
A. International tribunal
B. OIC council
C. SAARC secretariat
D. IMF committee
Correct Answer: A
An international tribunal rendered its award in 1968.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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An agreement relating to ceasefire and restoration of the status quo in the Rann of Kutch area was concluded on:
A. 30 June 1965
B. 6 September 1965
C. 10 January 1966
D. 2 July 1972
Correct Answer: A
The Gujarat–West Pakistan border agreement was concluded on 30 June 1965.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The major Rann of Kutch clashes occurred in:
A. 1962
B. 1965
C. 1971
D. 1984
Correct Answer: B
The border fighting preceded the wider 1965 India–Pakistan war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Rann of Kutch dispute is located mainly between Pakistan's Sindh and India's:
A. Punjab
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
Correct Answer: B
The marshland boundary dispute involved Sindh and Gujarat.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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As of July 2026, Pakistan's stated position was that the Indus Waters Treaty:
A. Had legally ceased to exist
B. Remained binding and could not be unilaterally suspended
C. Had been replaced by the Simla Agreement
D. Applied only to eastern rivers
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan continued to reject India's position and maintained that the treaty remained legally binding.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan's official response to India's April 2025 Indus Waters announcement was to:
A. Accept permanent termination
B. Reject unilateral abeyance and affirm the treaty remained binding
C. Withdraw from all water institutions voluntarily
D. Transfer the rivers to SAARC
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan stated that the treaty contains no provision for unilateral suspension or abeyance.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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India announced that it would hold the Indus Waters Treaty 'in abeyance' on:
A. 23 April 2025
B. 10 May 2025
C. 5 August 2019
D. 25 February 2021
Correct Answer: A
India announced the measure following a special security meeting on 23 April 2025.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Under Article XII, termination of the Indus Waters Treaty requires:
A. A duly ratified treaty between the two governments
B. A simple notice by either commissioner
C. A SAARC majority vote
D. A UN General Assembly resolution
Correct Answer: A
The treaty text provides continuation until termination by a duly ratified bilateral treaty.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Article XII of the Indus Waters Treaty states that the treaty may be modified by:
A. A unilateral executive order
B. A duly ratified treaty between the two governments
C. A provincial resolution
D. A World Bank press release
Correct Answer: B
Modification requires a duly ratified treaty concluded between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Wullar Barrage issue is also known in India as the:
A. Tulbul Navigation Project
B. Baglihar Storage Project
C. Kishenganga Diversion
D. Ravi Link Project
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan refers to it as Wullar Barrage, while India calls it the Tulbul Navigation Project.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Ratle Hydroelectric Project is located on the:
A. Chenab River
B. Ravi River
C. Sutlej River
D. Beas River
Correct Answer: A
Ratle is a run-of-river hydroelectric project on the Chenab.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The Kishenganga project is located on a tributary associated with the:
A. Jhelum River system
B. Ravi River system
C. Sutlej River system
D. Beas River system
Correct Answer: A
Kishenganga/Neelum is part of the Jhelum river system.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The World Bank resumed separate Neutral Expert and Court of Arbitration processes in 2022 concerning:
A. Baglihar and Wullar
B. Kishenganga and Ratle
C. Ravi and Sutlej canals
D. Siachen and Sir Creek
Correct Answer: B
The resumed processes concerned design questions relating to the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - India Relations
A treaty 'dispute' may ultimately be decided by a:
A. Court of Arbitration
B. Provincial cabinet
C. Commonwealth Parliament
D. Joint military command
Correct Answer: A
Annexure G provides for a seven-member Court of Arbitration.