CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan convened a Round Table Conference in
A. 1969
B. 1960
C. 1965
D. 1958
Correct Answer: A
He attempted constitutional compromise amid the crisis.
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Mass protests against Ayub Khan peaked in
A. 1968-69
B. 1959-60
C. 1962-63
D. 1971-72
Correct Answer: A
Students, workers and opposition parties mobilized nationwide.
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Ayub Khan
The Agartala Conspiracy Case was filed in
A. 1968
B. 1962
C. 1965
D. 1971
Correct Answer: A
The state accused Mujib and others of conspiring with India.
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Ayub Khan
The Six Points demanded greater
A. Provincial autonomy for East Pakistan
B. Centralization
C. Military rule
D. Abolition of elections
Correct Answer: A
They sought a highly decentralized federation.
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Ayub Khan
In East Pakistan, the Six Points were associated with
A. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
B. H.S. Suhrawardy only
C. A.K. Fazlul Huq
D. Khawaja Nazimuddin
Correct Answer: A
Mujib announced the Six Points in 1966.
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Ayub Khan
The Pakistan Peoples Party was founded in
A. 1967
B. 1958
C. 1962
D. 1969
Correct Answer: A
PPP was founded in Lahore in 1967.
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Which Pakistani foreign minister resigned after Tashkent and later founded PPP?
A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B. Manzur Qadir
C. Sahibzada Yaqub Khan
D. Agha Shahi
Correct Answer: A
Bhutto broke with Ayub and founded the PPP in 1967.
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The Tashkent meeting was mediated by
A. Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin
B. US President Kennedy
C. UN Secretary-General alone
D. Chinese premier
Correct Answer: A
Kosygin hosted and mediated the talks.
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Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Declaration with
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
Correct Answer: A
Shastri was India's prime minister.
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Ayub Khan
The Tashkent Declaration was signed in
A. January 1966
B. September 1965
C. March 1969
D. July 1972
Correct Answer: A
It was signed on 10 January 1966.
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Ayub Khan
The 1965 war formally ended through the
A. Tashkent Declaration
B. Simla Agreement
C. Lahore Resolution
D. Delhi Pact
Correct Answer: A
The Tashkent Declaration followed Soviet mediation.
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Ayub Khan
The Battle of Chawinda occurred during the
A. 1965 war
B. 1948 war only
C. 1971 war
D. Kargil conflict
Correct Answer: A
Chawinda was a major armored battle of 1965.
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Operation Gibraltar was connected with
A. Kashmir in 1965
B. East Pakistan in 1971
C. Balochistan in 1958
D. Indus Waters Treaty
Correct Answer: A
It involved infiltration into Indian-administered Kashmir.
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The 1965 war was fought between Pakistan and
A. India
B. Afghanistan
C. Iran
D. China
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan and India fought a major war in September 1965.
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Ayub Khan
The 1965 presidential election was based on
A. Indirect voting by Basic Democrats
B. Universal adult franchise
C. Army officers only
D. A British electoral college
Correct Answer: A
Basic Democrats elected the president.
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Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan's political party was the
A. Convention Muslim League
B. Council Muslim League
C. Pakistan Peoples Party
D. Awami League
Correct Answer: A
The Convention Muslim League supported his regime.
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Fatima Jinnah was supported by the
A. Combined Opposition Parties
B. Convention Muslim League only
C. Army high command
D. Basic Democrats unanimously
Correct Answer: A
Opposition parties united behind her candidacy.
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Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan faced Fatima Jinnah in the presidential election of
A. 1965
B. 1960
C. 1962
D. 1969
Correct Answer: A
The indirect presidential election was held in January 1965.
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Ayub Khan
The land reforms placed ceilings on
A. Individual land ownership
B. Industrial wages only
C. Urban rent only
D. Foreign exchange
Correct Answer: A
Ceilings aimed to redistribute holdings above prescribed limits.
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Ayub Khan
Land reforms under Ayub Khan were announced in
A. 1959
B. 1947
C. 1965
D. 1969
Correct Answer: A
The first major post-independence land reforms came in 1959.