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India and Pakistan Flashcards

1
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Who has been appointed as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer of UN Military Observer Group in India
and Pakistan(UNMOGIP)?

A

Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios

belongs to Argentina

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By whom is the Chief appointed?

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U.N. Secretary General

António Guterres is the current UNSG

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When was UNMOGIP established?

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January 1949

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What was the older name of UNMOGIP?

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United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP)

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5
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Under what resolution was United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) set-up?

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Resolution 39

adopted by UNSC

January 1948

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6
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Under what resolution was the UNCIP was reconstituted as UNMOGIP?

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Resolution 47

April 1948

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7
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Which is concerned with the resolution of the Kashmir conflict?

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Resolution 47

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8
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Which agreement established a Cease-Fire Line (CFL) in Kashmir?

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Karachi Agreement , 27th July 1949

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9
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What was meant to supervise the Cease Fire Line (CFL) established in Jammu and Kashmir in July 1949 under the Karachi Agreement?

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UNMOGIP

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10
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When did the CFL renamed as ____ under which agreement?

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Line of Control
under Simla Agreement , 3 July 1972

is a 740 km long

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11
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The northernmost point of the Line of Control is known as

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NJ9842

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12
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How many wars have been there between India Pakistan till now?

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Three+1(undeclared)

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13
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When was the 1st war fought?

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48

India won & secured 2/3 of Kashmir with Kashmir Valley, Jammu , Ladakh

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14
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48 was fought due to issue of?

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Jammu and Kashmir

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15
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in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48, who lead the Indian side?

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Maharaja Hari Singh

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16
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Under which event , after 1st war , Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India?

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Instrument of Accession
* was signed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh
* was accepted by then Governor-General of India, Lord Mountbatten

was a legal document first introduced by “Government of India Act 1935”

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17
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When was IoA signed?

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26 October 1947

known as “Accession Day” in J&K every year

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18
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When did the second war happened?

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Indo-Pakistan War of 1965

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19
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What was the name of operation which was launched to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to hasten insurgency against India BY PAKISTAN?

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Operation Gibraltar

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20
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Which decleration led to peace bewteen both country in the second war?

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Tashkent Declaration

was signed in Tashkent , USSR (currently known as “Uzbekistan” )

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21
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When was Tashkent Declaration signed?

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10th January 1966

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Who signed the Tashkent Declaration?

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Lal Bahadur Shastri(PM of India)
&
Mohd. Ayub Khan(PM of pak)

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23
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When did the third war happen?

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Indo-Pakistan War 1971

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24
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Which operation led to a genocide on Bengalis in December 1971 and the political crisis in East Pakistan?

A

Operation Searchlight

Done by Pakistan

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25
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Indo-Pakistan War 1971 led to formation of?

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Bangladesh

which was perviously known as East Pakistan

26
Q

Which was the fourth time Pakistan tried to fight with india?

A

Kargil Conflict

1998-99

27
Q

which is the world’s highest battlefield?

A

Siachen Glacier

is located in Northern Ladakh in the Karakoram Range

28
Q

which is the world’s highest battlefield?

A

Siachen Glacier

is located in Northern Ladakh in the Karakoram Range

is the Second-Longest glacier in the World

29
Q

Siachin is currently under the administration of India due to which operation?

A

Operation Meghdoot

was launched on 13 April 1984

30
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Who led Operation Meghdoot ?

A

Lieutenant General Prem Nath Hoon

31
Q

Which remains the first and only army in the world to have taken tanks and other heavy ordnance up to such an altitude (well over 5,000 m or 16,000 ft)?

A

Indian Army

Operation Meghdoot

32
Q

When is Siachen Day every year celebrated?

A

April 13

2022 was the 38th time

33
Q

____ is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands?

A

Sir Creek

Originally named Ban Ganga

34
Q

Pakistan claims the entire creek as per

A

Government Resolution of 1914

signed between then the Government of Sindh and Rao Maharaj of Kutch

35
Q

According to which principle , a boundary can only be fixed in the middle of the navigable channel?

A

Thalweg principle

36
Q

____ is the water distribution treaty signed between India and Pakistan, brokered by World Bank

A

Indus Waters Treaty in 1960

37
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Indus Waters Treaty in 1960 ?

A

According to the treaty, three rivers, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas were given to India for exclusive use and the other three rivers, Sindh, Jhelum and Chenab were given to Pakistan

38
Q

____ was a terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 by a heavily armed group of Islamic militants?

A

2016 Pathankot attack

39
Q

What was the counter response for URI Attack?

2016 Uri attack, by 4 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from Pakistan against

A

URI Surgical Strike

40
Q

__ was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan in order to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries

A

Nehru-Liaquat Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact

41
Q

__ was the first hydropower project, which was built by India under the Indus Water Treaty regime in Kashmir

A

Salal Dam

under Salal Dam Agreement (1978)

42
Q

Which service was recently suspended in 2019 in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution?

A

Delhi-Lahore Bus Service

initiated in 1999

43
Q

Which train connects Pakistani city of Lahore and the Indian town of Attari?

A

Samjhauta Express

44
Q

___ issued by the Parliament of the UK asked for a partition within India’s borders

A

Indian Independence Act

45
Q

When did Indian Independence Act came into effect?

A

14th August for Pakistan
15th August for India

46
Q

When was All INdia Muslim League formed?

A

1906

47
Q

Which pact led to same vision of AIML and Congress regarding Britishers?

A

Lucknow Pact , 1916

48
Q

Under which plan was it decided that there will be partition?

A

Mountbatten Plan

49
Q

Who was the first governer general of Pakistan?

A

Mohd. ALi Jinnah

50
Q

Who was the first PM of Pakistan?

A

Liaquat Ali Khan

51
Q

Who formed the cabinet of talents in Pakistan?

A

Ghulam Muhammad

52
Q

When did Pakistan adopted a constitution?

A

1956

53
Q

Who was the first president of Pakistan?

A

Iskander Mirza

54
Q

Who led the first coup de’at against Mirza in Pakistan?

A

General Ayub Khan

55
Q

When did the contitution of Pakistan reworked ?

A

1973

with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

56
Q

Who was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority country?

A

Benazir Bhutto

57
Q

Who led the Pak Army in Kargil Conflict 1999?

A

Gen. Parvez Musharraf

he later took power & became Chief Executive of Pak (highest power post)

58
Q

Who coined the term Pakistan?

A

Choudhry Rahmat Ali

59
Q

Who is the current PM of Pakistan?

A

Shehbaaz Sharif

60
Q

Who is the current President of Pakistan?

A

Arif Alvi

61
Q

What is the capital of Pakistan?

A

pakistani rupee

62
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What is the capital of Pakistan?

A

Islamabad

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