Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan responded to the 1955 diplomatic crisis partly by:
A. Joining NATO
B. Closing the border and suspending transit facilities
C. Recognizing Pakhtunistan
D. Leaving the United Nations
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan closed the border and restricted transit following attacks on its diplomatic missions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
During the 1955 crisis, demonstrators attacked Pakistan's diplomatic premises in:
A. Kabul and other Afghan cities
B. Tehran
C. Delhi
D. Moscow
Correct Answer: A
Anti-Pakistan demonstrations damaged Pakistan's embassy and consulates in Afghanistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan's One Unit scheme in 1955 contributed to tensions with:
A. China
B. Iran
C. Afghanistan
D. Sri Lanka
Correct Answer: C
Afghanistan opposed the consolidation of West Pakistan and renewed the Pakhtunistan campaign.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The term 'Pakhtunistan' in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations referred primarily to:
A. An Afghan seaport project
B. A political claim concerning Pashtun-populated areas of Pakistan
C. A trade corridor to Iran
D. A UN peacekeeping mission
Correct Answer: B
Pakhtunistan referred to Afghan-backed demands concerning Pashtun areas on Pakistan's side of the border.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghanistan's 1949 Loya Jirga is commonly associated with its rejection of:
A. Membership of the United Nations
B. Earlier frontier treaties with British India
C. Relations with the Soviet Union
D. The Afghan monarchy
Correct Answer: B
The 1949 Loya Jirga declared earlier treaties concerning the frontier with British India invalid from Afghanistan's perspective.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Pakistan and Afghanistan established formal diplomatic relations in:
A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1956
D. 1963
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan established its embassy in Afghanistan soon after diplomatic relations began in 1948.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The principal early dispute behind Afghanistan's opposition to Pakistan in 1947 concerned:
A. Kashmir
B. Pakhtunistan and the frontier boundary
C. Water sharing
D. The Arabian Sea
Correct Answer: B
The Pakhtunistan question and Afghanistan's position on the Durand Line dominated early tensions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which country cast the only negative vote against Pakistan's admission to the United Nations in 1947?
A. India
B. Afghanistan
C. Soviet Union
D. Iran
Correct Answer: B
Afghanistan was the only state to vote against Pakistan's UN admission in September 1947.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Afghanistan's landlocked position makes access through Pakistan important mainly for reaching:
A. The Arabian Sea and global markets
B. The Mediterranean Sea
C. The Baltic Sea
D. The Black Sea only
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan provides Afghanistan with important overland access to seaports and international markets.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Kharlachi border crossing is located in which Pakistani district?
A. Kurram
B. Khyber
C. Chaman
D. Bajaur
Correct Answer: A
Kharlachi is a border crossing in Kurram district.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Angoor Adda is a Pakistan–Afghanistan border crossing associated with:
A. South Waziristan
B. Gwadar
C. Gilgit
D. Kasur
Correct Answer: A
Angoor Adda is located in the South Waziristan border region.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Ghulam Khan border crossing lies in which Pakistani district?
A. Kurram
B. North Waziristan
C. Chagai
D. Khyber
Correct Answer: B
Ghulam Khan is a major crossing in North Waziristan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Chaman–Spin Boldak route primarily connects Pakistan with which Afghan region?
A. Badakhshan
B. Kandahar
C. Bamiyan
D. Panjshir
Correct Answer: B
The route is the principal connection between Balochistan and Kandahar.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which Pakistan–Afghanistan crossing is paired with Spin Boldak on the Afghan side?
A. Chaman
B. Torkham
C. Ghulam Khan
D. Kharlachi
Correct Answer: A
Chaman in Balochistan faces Spin Boldak in Afghanistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Torkham is located on the historic route linking Peshawar with:
A. Herat
B. Mazar-e-Sharif
C. Jalalabad and Kabul
D. Bamiyan
Correct Answer: C
The Khyber route through Torkham connects Peshawar with Jalalabad and onward to Kabul.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which crossing connects Pakistan's Khyber district with Afghanistan's Nangarhar province?
A. Wagah
B. Torkham
C. Taftan
D. Khunjerab
Correct Answer: B
Torkham is the major crossing on the Khyber–Nangarhar route.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
The Durand Line is especially sensitive because it cuts across areas inhabited mainly by:
A. Pashtun and Baloch communities
B. Punjabi and Sindhi communities
C. Tamil and Bengali communities
D. Hazara and Uzbek communities only
Correct Answer: A
The border passes through regions populated by cross-border Pashtun and Baloch communities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
According to Pakistan's official description, the Pakistan–Afghanistan border extends for:
A. Less than 1,000 km
B. About 1,500 km
C. More than 2,600 km
D. More than 4,000 km
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the shared border as spanning more than 2,600 kilometres.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Which Afghan ruler concluded the Durand Line agreement with Sir Mortimer Durand?
A. Amanullah Khan
B. Habibullah Khan
C. Abdur Rahman Khan
D. Zahir Shah
Correct Answer: C
Amir Abdur Rahman Khan was the Afghan ruler who concluded the 1893 agreement.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Afghanistan Relations
Who represented British India in the 1893 Durand Line agreement?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Sir Mortimer Durand
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Sir Henry McMahon
Correct Answer: B
Sir Mortimer Durand negotiated the agreement on behalf of British India.