India and Pakistan Flashcards
Who has been appointed as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer of UN Military Observer Group in India
and Pakistan(UNMOGIP)?
Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios
belongs to Argentina
By whom is the Chief appointed?
U.N. Secretary General
António Guterres is the current UNSG
When was UNMOGIP established?
January 1949
What was the older name of UNMOGIP?
United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP)
Under what resolution was United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) set-up?
Resolution 39
adopted by UNSC
January 1948
Under what resolution was the UNCIP was reconstituted as UNMOGIP?
Resolution 47
April 1948
Which is concerned with the resolution of the Kashmir conflict?
Resolution 47
Which agreement established a Cease-Fire Line (CFL) in Kashmir?
Karachi Agreement , 27th July 1949
What was meant to supervise the Cease Fire Line (CFL) established in Jammu and Kashmir in July 1949 under the Karachi Agreement?
UNMOGIP
When did the CFL renamed as ____ under which agreement?
Line of Control
under Simla Agreement , 3 July 1972
is a 740 km long
The northernmost point of the Line of Control is known as
NJ9842
How many wars have been there between India Pakistan till now?
Three+1(undeclared)
When was the 1st war fought?
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48
India won & secured 2/3 of Kashmir with Kashmir Valley, Jammu , Ladakh
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48 was fought due to issue of?
Jammu and Kashmir
in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48, who lead the Indian side?
Maharaja Hari Singh
Under which event , after 1st war , Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India?
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”
When was IoA signed?
26 October 1947
known as “Accession Day” in J&K every year
When did the second war happened?
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
What was the name of operation which was launched to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to hasten insurgency against India BY PAKISTAN?
Operation Gibraltar
Which decleration led to peace bewteen both country in the second war?
Tashkent Declaration
was signed in Tashkent , USSR (currently known as “Uzbekistan” )
When was Tashkent Declaration signed?
10th January 1966
Who signed the Tashkent Declaration?
Lal Bahadur Shastri(PM of India)
&
Mohd. Ayub Khan(PM of pak)
When did the third war happen?
Indo-Pakistan War 1971
Which operation led to a genocide on Bengalis in December 1971 and the political crisis in East Pakistan?
Operation Searchlight
Done by Pakistan
Indo-Pakistan War 1971 led to formation of?
Bangladesh
which was perviously known as East Pakistan
Which was the fourth time Pakistan tried to fight with india?
Kargil Conflict
1998-99
which is the world’s highest battlefield?
Siachen Glacier
is located in Northern Ladakh in the Karakoram Range
which is the world’s highest battlefield?
Siachen Glacier
is located in Northern Ladakh in the Karakoram Range
is the Second-Longest glacier in the World
Siachin is currently under the administration of India due to which operation?
Operation Meghdoot
was launched on 13 April 1984
Who led Operation Meghdoot ?
Lieutenant General Prem Nath Hoon
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)?
Indian Army
Operation Meghdoot
When is Siachen Day every year celebrated?
April 13
2022 was the 38th time
____ is a 96-km strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch marshlands?
Sir Creek
Originally named Ban Ganga
Pakistan claims the entire creek as per
Government Resolution of 1914
signed between then the Government of Sindh and Rao Maharaj of Kutch
According to which principle , a boundary can only be fixed in the middle of the navigable channel?
Thalweg principle
____ is the water distribution treaty signed between India and Pakistan, brokered by World Bank
Indus Waters Treaty in 1960
Indus Waters Treaty in 1960 ?
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
____ was a terrorist attack committed on 2 January 2016 by a heavily armed group of Islamic militants?
2016 Pathankot attack
What was the counter response for URI Attack?
2016 Uri attack, by 4 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from Pakistan against
URI Surgical Strike
__ was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan in order to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries
Nehru-Liaquat Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact
__ was the first hydropower project, which was built by India under the Indus Water Treaty regime in Kashmir
Salal Dam
under Salal Dam Agreement (1978)
Which service was recently suspended in 2019 in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution?
Delhi-Lahore Bus Service
initiated in 1999
Which train connects Pakistani city of Lahore and the Indian town of Attari?
Samjhauta Express
___ issued by the Parliament of the UK asked for a partition within India’s borders
Indian Independence Act
When did Indian Independence Act came into effect?
14th August for Pakistan
15th August for India
When was All INdia Muslim League formed?
1906
Which pact led to same vision of AIML and Congress regarding Britishers?
Lucknow Pact , 1916
Under which plan was it decided that there will be partition?
Mountbatten Plan
Who was the first governer general of Pakistan?
Mohd. ALi Jinnah
Who was the first PM of Pakistan?
Liaquat Ali Khan
Who formed the cabinet of talents in Pakistan?
Ghulam Muhammad
When did Pakistan adopted a constitution?
1956
Who was the first president of Pakistan?
Iskander Mirza
Who led the first coup de’at against Mirza in Pakistan?
General Ayub Khan
When did the contitution of Pakistan reworked ?
1973
with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Who was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority country?
Benazir Bhutto
Who led the Pak Army in Kargil Conflict 1999?
Gen. Parvez Musharraf
he later took power & became Chief Executive of Pak (highest power post)
Who coined the term Pakistan?
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
Who is the current PM of Pakistan?
Shehbaaz Sharif
Who is the current President of Pakistan?
Arif Alvi
What is the capital of Pakistan?
pakistani rupee
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
