India-Pakistan Relations — Set 10
International Relations · भारत-पाकिस्तान संबंध · Questions 91–100 of 160
Which organization was established in 1985 with the Dhaka Declaration that includes both India and Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C. SAARC
SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) was established by the Dhaka Declaration on 8 December 1985 by seven South Asian nations including India and Pakistan. SAARC meetings and summits have been disrupted by India-Pakistan tensions. The 19th SAARC Summit was to be held in Islamabad but India refused to attend after Uri (2016).
What is 'Track 1.5 diplomacy' between India and Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B. Non-official dialogue between retired officials, academics, and civil society
'Track 1.5 diplomacy' involves dialogue between retired diplomats, former military officials, academics, and think tanks — not official government representatives. Organizations like Pugwash Conferences and SIPRI facilitate such dialogues between India and Pakistan. Track 1.5 can feed ideas back to official Track 1 diplomacy.
Pakistan was originally created as two separate wings — West Pakistan and East Pakistan. How far apart were they?
Correct Answer: C. 1,600 km
West Pakistan and East Pakistan were separated by approximately 1,600 km of Indian territory. This geographic anomaly made communications, governance, and military logistics extremely difficult. Cultural, linguistic, and political differences eventually led to the 1971 war and Bangladesh's independence.
India's position on the Indus Waters Treaty after repeated Pakistan-sponsored terrorism has been that India may do what?
Correct Answer: C. Put the treaty 'in abeyance' or review it
After the Pulwama attack (2019), India announced it would put the Indus Waters Treaty 'in abeyance' — meaning suspend but not formally withdraw. India also accelerated hydroelectric projects on Western rivers within treaty limits. India has periodically used treaty review as diplomatic leverage against Pakistan.
Who is known as the 'Quaid-e-Azam' (Father of the Nation) of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) is known as 'Quaid-e-Azam' (Great Leader) and is the founding father of Pakistan. He was Pakistan's first Governor-General. Jinnah died just 13 months after Pakistan's independence.
The Shankaracharya Hill in Srinagar was the site of which important event?
Correct Answer: D. Location of UN Military Observer Group
The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was established in 1949 to monitor the ceasefire in J&K. UNMOGIP HQ was located near Srinagar and Rawalpindi/Islamabad. India considers UNMOGIP irrelevant after the Simla Agreement made the LoC a bilateral matter.
The India-Pakistan LoC ceasefire agreement of 2021 was a renewal of which earlier agreement?
Correct Answer: B. 2003 ceasefire agreement
The February 2021 India-Pakistan joint statement renewing the ceasefire along the LoC was based on the 2003 ceasefire agreement. The 2003 ceasefire had broken down with thousands of violations annually by 2019-20. The 2021 renewal significantly reduced cross-LoC firing.
Operation Vijay (1999 Kargil) involved India recapturing which key peaks?
Correct Answer: A. Tiger Hill (Point 5353), Tololing, Point 4875
Key peaks recaptured during Operation Vijay in 1999 included Tiger Hill (Point 5353), Tololing, Point 4875, and others in the Kargil-Drass sector. The recapture of Tiger Hill on 4 July 1999 was a major turning point. Captain Vikram Batra (PVC, posthumous) famously said 'Yeh Dil Maange More' from Tiger Hill.
The 'two-state solution' proposed for Kashmir by some international actors would create what?
Correct Answer: B. Division of Kashmir along religious lines with India getting Hindu-majority areas and Pakistan getting Muslim-majority areas
The 'two-state solution' or 'soft partition' for Kashmir would theoretically divide J&K along communal lines — Muslim-majority valley to Pakistan and Hindu/Buddhist-majority Jammu and Ladakh to India. India firmly rejects this formula as it goes against India's secular Constitution. India's position is that the entire J&K, including PoK, is an integral part of India.
India and Pakistan are both members of which security-focused regional body that China also chairs?
Correct Answer: C. SCO
India and Pakistan are both full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which they joined in 2017. China is a founder member and major player in SCO. India and Pakistan have attended SCO summits despite bilateral tensions, creating awkward diplomatic situations.