CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1999 Coup - Pervez Musharraf
What immediate action by Nawaz Sharif triggered the confrontation on 12 October 1999?
A. He dissolved the Senate
B. He dismissed Pervez Musharraf as Army Chief
C. He postponed general elections
D. He resigned as Prime Minister
Correct Answer: B
The immediate trigger was Nawaz Sharif’s attempt to remove Musharraf from the post of Chief of Army Staff.
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1999 Coup - Pervez Musharraf
What military office did Pervez Musharraf hold at the time of the coup?
A. Chief of Naval Staff
B. Chief of Air Staff
C. Chief of Army Staff
D. Director General Rangers
Correct Answer: C
Musharraf was serving as Chief of Army Staff and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee when the takeover occurred.
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1999 Coup - Pervez Musharraf
Who emerged as Pakistan’s ruler after the 1999 military takeover?
A. General Jehangir Karamat
B. General Pervez Musharraf
C. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
D. General Abdul Waheed Kakar
Correct Answer: B
General Pervez Musharraf led the military establishment that took control of the federal government.
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1999 Coup - Pervez Musharraf
Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan at the time of the 1999 coup?
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
C. Nawaz Sharif
D. Shaukat Aziz
Correct Answer: C
Nawaz Sharif was the elected Prime Minister whose government was overthrown on 12 October 1999.
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1999 Coup - Pervez Musharraf
On which date did the 1999 military coup take place in Pakistan?
A. 7 October 1999
B. 12 October 1999
C. 14 October 1999
D. 17 October 1999
Correct Answer: B
The military takeover occurred on 12 October 1999, when the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was removed.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Which unresolved dispute remained a central cause of tension between Pakistan and India in 1965?
A. Sir Creek only
B. Jammu and Kashmir dispute
C. Siachen dispute
D. Water dispute over Tarbela Dam
Correct Answer: B
The Jammu and Kashmir dispute remained at the centre of Pakistan-India tensions.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Who served as Pakistan's Foreign Minister during the 1965 War?
A. Manzoor Qadir
B. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
C. Sahibzada Yaqub Khan
D. Agha Shahi
Correct Answer: B
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as Pakistan's Foreign Minister during the war.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
Which Soviet leader played an important mediating role at Tashkent?
A. Nikita Khrushchev
B. Alexei Kosygin
C. Leonid Brezhnev
D. Mikhail Gorbachev
Correct Answer: B
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin played a key mediating role in the Tashkent negotiations.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
Which country mediated the Tashkent talks between Pakistan and India?
A. United States
B. Soviet Union
C. China
D. United Kingdom
Correct Answer: B
The Soviet Union mediated the Tashkent talks.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
Who represented India at the signing of the Tashkent Declaration?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai
Correct Answer: C
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri signed the Tashkent Declaration.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
Who represented Pakistan at the signing of the Tashkent Declaration?
A. General Yahya Khan
B. President Ayub Khan
C. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D. General Musa Khan
Correct Answer: B
President Muhammad Ayub Khan represented Pakistan at Tashkent.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
In which city was the Tashkent Declaration signed?
A. Moscow
B. Tashkent
C. Geneva
D. New Delhi
Correct Answer: B
The declaration was signed in Tashkent, then part of the Soviet Union.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
When was the Tashkent Declaration signed?
A. 23 September 1965
B. 10 January 1966
C. 14 August 1966
D. 2 July 1972
Correct Answer: B
The Tashkent Declaration was signed on 10 January 1966.
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Tashkent Declaration 1966
Which agreement was signed after the war to restore relations between Pakistan and India?
A. Simla Agreement
B. Tashkent Declaration
C. Liaquat-Nehru Pact
D. Indus Waters Treaty
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan and India signed the Tashkent Declaration after the 1965 War.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
On which date did the UN-sponsored ceasefire take effect in the 1965 War?
A. 6 September 1965
B. 17 September 1965
C. 23 September 1965
D. 10 January 1966
Correct Answer: C
The ceasefire took effect on 23 September 1965.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Which United Nations Security Council resolution called for a ceasefire in September 1965?
A. Resolution 47
B. Resolution 211
C. Resolution 242
D. Resolution 338
Correct Answer: B
UN Security Council Resolution 211, adopted on 20 September 1965, demanded a ceasefire.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Which international organization played the central role in arranging the ceasefire in September 1965?
A. NATO
B. United Nations
C. SEATO
D. Commonwealth Secretariat
Correct Answer: B
The United Nations Security Council called for and helped arrange a ceasefire.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
The BRB Canal is especially associated with the defence of which Pakistani city?
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Peshawar
D. Quetta
Correct Answer: B
The BRB Canal formed an important defensive line near Lahore during the war.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Which highest military award was conferred upon Major Raja Aziz Bhatti?
A. Hilal-e-Jurat
B. Sitara-e-Jurat
C. Nishan-e-Haider
D. Tamgha-e-Basalat
Correct Answer: C
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was posthumously awarded Nishan-e-Haider for bravery in the 1965 War.
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Indo-Pak War 1965
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti is associated with the defence of which front during the 1965 War?
A. Burki-Lahore front
B. Chawinda front
C. Rann of Kutch front
D. Akhnoor front
Correct Answer: A
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti fought on the Burki-Lahore front and defended positions near the BRB Canal.