India-Pakistan Relations — Set 14
International Relations · भारत-पाकिस्तान संबंध · Questions 131–140 of 160
The Indus Waters Treaty has survived multiple India-Pakistan wars. Which war did NOT see the treaty remain intact?
Correct Answer: A. All wars — the treaty survived all
The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 has survived all India-Pakistan wars — 1965, 1971, Kargil 1999, and multiple crises. The World Bank describes it as one of the most successful conflict resolution treaties. India has used treaty review as diplomatic leverage but never formally withdrawn from it.
Navjot Singh Sidhu's attendance at Imran Khan's inauguration as Pakistani PM (2018) caused controversy in India because he did what?
Correct Answer: B. Hugged COAS General Bajwa, who oversees Pakistan's J&K policy
Congress politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's attendance at Imran Khan's inauguration in August 2018 was controversial because he embraced Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Pakistan Army controls J&K policy and sponsors cross-border terrorism. Sidhu was criticized for appearing to endorse Pakistan's military establishment.
Pakistan's 'Operation Grand Slam' (1965) aimed to capture which strategic Indian town to cut off J&K?
Correct Answer: C. Akhnoor
Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam (September 1965) aimed to capture Akhnoor in Jammu, which would cut the road link between J&K and rest of India. If successful, it would have isolated the entire J&K. India responded by crossing the International Border near Lahore and Sialkot, forcing Pakistan to divert forces.
The Pakistan Army chief who was president during Kargil War 1999 and later seized power in a coup was?
Correct Answer: C. Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf was Pakistan's Army Chief who planned the Kargil operation and seized power in a military coup in October 1999, three months after Kargil. He served as Pakistan's President from 2001 to 2008. He was convicted of treason in absentia in Pakistan in 2019.
India's Galwan Valley incident (June 2020) with China and Pakistan-India LoC tensions are geopolitically linked because China and Pakistan have what relationship?
Correct Answer: C. Have an 'All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership'
China and Pakistan have an 'All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership' — one of the closest bilateral relationships globally. China is Pakistan's largest arms supplier and investor (CPEC). India faces a potential two-front situation with both China and Pakistan, which informs India's military planning and strategic doctrine.
Pakistan's military doctrine 'strategic depth' (proposed by General Mirza Aslam Beg) refers to using Afghanistan as what?
Correct Answer: B. Retreat space for Pakistani military if overrun by India
Pakistan's 'Strategic Depth' doctrine, primarily associated with former Army Chief General Mirza Aslam Beg, envisaged using Afghanistan as strategic rear space if Pakistan was overrun by India in a conventional war. This explains Pakistan's historic support for the Afghan Taliban. India opposes Taliban governments in Afghanistan partly due to Pakistan-Taliban-Kashmir links.
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) connecting Pakistan and China passes through Gilgit-Baltistan, which India claims as part of PoK. When was KKH inaugurated?
Correct Answer: B. 1978
The Karakoram Highway (KKH), connecting Kashgar in Xinjiang (China) to Hasan Abdal in Pakistan (2,700 km), was inaugurated in 1978. It passes through Gilgit-Baltistan which India claims as PoK. CPEC upgrades have modernized KKH as part of the broader corridor.
India and Pakistan have had a 'peace agreement' regarding their nuclear facilities — agreeing not to attack each other's nuclear installations. This agreement was signed in which year?
Correct Answer: C. 1988
India and Pakistan signed the 'Agreement on Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities' on 31 December 1988 (entered into force January 1991). Under this agreement, both sides exchange lists of nuclear facilities every 1 January. It is one of the few bilateral agreements that has been continuously maintained.
India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is often described as architect of which India-Pakistan operation?
Correct Answer: A. Surgical strikes 2016
NSA Ajit Doval is widely credited as the strategic architect of India's 2016 surgical strikes across the LoC in response to the Uri attack. He is known for his hawkish approach to Pakistan and counter-terrorism. Doval served as an Intelligence Bureau officer with deep experience in counter-insurgency in J&K.
The Joint Commission between India and Pakistan is a body for bilateral?
Correct Answer: B. Foreign ministry-level comprehensive dialogue on all bilateral issues
The India-Pakistan Joint Commission was established in 1982 as a comprehensive bilateral dialogue mechanism at the Foreign Minister/Secretary level. It covers trade, communication, education, and cultural cooperation. The Composite Dialogue Process (2004) subsumed many Joint Commission functions.