CSS Pakistan Affairs chapter 8: Foreign policy and regional issues MCQs with answers

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44 exam-style questions on Foreign policy and regional issues, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.

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Ten Foreign policy and regional issues questions with answers

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1. Which conflict followed soon after the Lahore Declaration?

  1. A
    The Kargil conflict
  2. B
    The Siachen conflict
  3. C
    The Rann of Kutch clash
  4. D
    The Poonch uprising
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Answer: A. Soon after the Lahore Declaration of February 1999 fighting broke out in the Kargil sector in the summer of 1999. Siachen had been a separate conflict since 1984.

2. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference was formed in 1969 following

  1. A
    the arson attack at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
  2. B
    the Gulf War that followed the invasion of Kuwait
  3. C
    the Suez Crisis over the canal in the 1950s
  4. D
    the Iranian revolution that ended the monarchy
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Answer: A. The Rabat summit of 1969 was called after the fire at Al-Aqsa. The other events came earlier or later.

3. The Geneva Accords of 1988 provided for

  1. A
    the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan
  2. B
    the final demarcation of the Durand Line
  3. C
    a permanent settlement of the Kashmir dispute
  4. D
    a joint defence pact between Pakistan and India
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Answer: A. Pakistan and Afghanistan signed the Accords, guaranteed by the USA and the USSR, and the Soviet withdrawal was completed in February 1989.

4. In 1992 the ECO was widened to include the countries of

  1. A
    the Gulf
  2. B
    South-East Asia
  3. C
    Central Asia
  4. D
    East Africa
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Answer: C. The newly independent Central Asian republics and Afghanistan joined in that year.

5. The Karakoram Highway crosses from Pakistan into China at

  1. A
    Khyber Pass
  2. B
    Lowari Pass
  3. C
    Bolan Pass
  4. D
    Khunjerab Pass
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Answer: D. The highway, built jointly by Pakistan and China, crosses at Khunjerab. The Khyber leads to Afghanistan and the Bolan lies in Balochistan.

6. The war of 1965 was preceded by clashes in

  1. A
    Poonch
  2. B
    Siachen
  3. C
    Kargil
  4. D
    the Rann of Kutch
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Answer: D. Armed clashes in the Rann of Kutch in April 1965 came before the war of September 1965. Kargil and Siachen belong to later decades.

7. The Commonwealth Secretariat is in

  1. A
    London
  2. B
    Canberra
  3. C
    Geneva
  4. D
    New York
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Answer: A. The Commonwealth Secretariat is at Marlborough House in London.

8. Which kind of UN activity has Pakistan long taken part in by sending troops?

  1. A
    Using the veto in the Security Council
  2. B
    Running the UN Secretariat
  3. C
    Peacekeeping
  4. D
    Appointing the Secretary-General
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Answer: C. Pakistani soldiers have served in UN peacekeeping missions for decades.

9. What did the United States do about arms supplies after the 1965 war?

  1. A
    It suspended military supplies to both countries
  2. B
    It recognised India's rule in Kashmir
  3. C
    It sent troops to support Pakistan
  4. D
    It mediated the Tashkent Declaration itself
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Answer: A. The embargo hurt Pakistan, which relied on American equipment. The Soviet Union, not the USA, mediated at Tashkent.

10. The Lahore Declaration was signed in

  1. A
    1966
  2. B
    1972
  3. C
    1999
  4. D
    2001
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Answer: C. It was signed in February 1999 during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Lahore.

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44, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: India: wars, agreements and disputes, Afghanistan, China, Iran and the USA, International organisations. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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