Pak Studies MCQs with Answers

This is Pakistan studies MCQs section with detailed explanations for preparation of screening tests, interviews for government jobs. In this section candidate will learn MCQs on variety of topics from the subject.

1. 21 When India as grieved party appeared before the Security Council
   

   1. January, 1948

   2. February, 1948

   3. March, 1948

   4. April, 1948

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   : April, 1948

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2. 22 Which headworks of canals irrigating Pakistani areas were unlawfully given to India
   

   1. Madhopur

   2. Ferozpur

   3. Both of them

   4. None of them

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   : Both of them

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   In 1948 after partition of Punjab, India cut off flow of canal water to west Punjab Stopped water of river Ravi and Sutlej because India wanted to damage Pakistan economically Forezepur and Madhopur head-works were given to India and India cut-off supplies from Ferozepur on 1st April 1948 which stopped water in Sutlej river Pakistan also purchased water from India to avoid economic disaster

3. 23 When India cut off Pakistans water supply without notice
   

   1. March, 1948

   2. April, 1948

   3. June, 1948

   4. July, 1948

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   : April, 1948

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   On April 1, 1948, a newly independent India turned off the tap to its neighbour Pakistan, blocking the flow of water to key canals across the Radcliffe line.

4. 24 In which year a formal treaty of water was signed between India and Pakistan
   

   1. 1960

   2. 1961

   3. 1962

   4. 1963

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   : 1960

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   Indus Water Treaty was signed in 1960

5. 25 Under whose auspices water treaty was signed
   

   1. UNO

   2. USA

   3. World Bank

   4. Commonwealth

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   : World Bank

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   The World Bank hosted the two latest rounds at its headquarters in Washington on July 31-Aug 1 and Sept 14-15. Concluded in 1960 with the World Bank's support, the Indus Waters Treaty recognises the bank as a mediator. It is also acclaimed as one of the most successful international agreements for peacefully resolving previous water disputes between India and Pakistan.

6. 26 What do we call the water treaty signed between India and Pakistan
   

   1. Indo-Pak Water Treaty

   2. Indus Basin Treaty

   3. Treaty of Water

   4. Rivers and Canals Treaty

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   : Indus Basin Treaty

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   The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank.

7. 27 Among the following which pact with India was signed by Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan
   

   1. Peace and Security Pact

   2. Liaquat Gandhi Pact

   3. Friendship Pact

   4. Liaquat Nehru Pact

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   : Liaquat Nehru Pact

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   The Liaquat Nehru Pact or Delhi Pact was a bilateral treaty between the two South-Asian states, India and Pakistan, whereby refugees were allowed to return unmolested to dispose of their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed

8. 28 India made a cowardly attack on Lahore which resulted as war between two countries. When this war broke out
   

   1. 9th Sep 1965

   2. 7th Sep 1965

   3. 6th Sep 1965

   4. 4th Sep 1965

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   : 6th Sep 1965

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   Defence Day is a public holiday that is celebrated as national day to commemorate in the memory of Pakistan's successful defence against India that marked the ceasefire in the 1965 war on 6 September.

9. 29 After the war of 1965 which pact was signed between India and Pakistan
   

   1. Bilateral Pact

   2. Tashkent Pact

   3. Moscow Pact

   4. Soviet Pact

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   : Tashkent Pact

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   The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10 January 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

10. 30 Who called upon Indian and Pakistani leaders to sign the pact
    

    1. Khrushchev

    2. Gorbachev

    3. Alexie

    4. Henry Kosygin

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    : Henry Kosygin

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    Kosygin acted as a mediator between India and Pakistan in 1966, and got both nations to sign the Tashkent Declaration. Kosygin became the chief spokesman on the issue of arms control