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India–Pakistan relations - Quiz
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  • 1. Which agreement resulted in the return of over 90,000 Pakistani personnel?
A) Indo-Pak Peace Treaty
B) Lahore Declaration
C) Agra Summit Accord
D) Shimla Agreement
  • 2. In what year were diplomatic and trade relations between India and Pakistan re-established?
A) 1999
B) 1972
C) 1997
D) 1976
  • 3. How many 'outstanding issues' were identified by foreign secretaries in June 1997?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 4. Where did the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan meet in February 1999?
A) Shimla
B) New Delhi
C) Lahore
D) Agra
  • 5. Which Pakistani leader met Atal Behari Vajpayee at the 2001 Agra summit?
A) Sheikh Rashid
B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
C) Imran Khan
D) Pervez Musharraf
  • 6. What issue was raised by Pakistan in 2005 involving a dam?
A) Baglihar Dam
B) Indus Dam
C) Tarbela Dam
D) Mangla Dam
  • 7. What led to the decline of violent activities in the region in 2004?
A) A total trade embargo
B) Warming of relations and fencing of the Line of Control
C) Complete removal of all troops
D) The dissolution of all militant groups
  • 8. Who was the Pakistani information minister accused of running a terrorist training camp in 1990?
A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B) Pervez Musharraf
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) Sheikh Rashid
  • 9. Which bus service helped bring the two sides closer according to the text?
A) Agra and Lahore
B) Delhi and Lahore
C) Srinagar and Muzaffarabad
D) Islamabad and New Delhi
  • 10. What was the 'Friends Without Borders' scheme initiated in 2006?
A) A diplomatic training initiative
B) A pen pal program for children
C) A sports exchange program
D) A cross-border migration project
  • 11. In what year did an Indian man held in a Pakistani prison since 1975 walk to freedom?
A) 2006
B) 2004
C) 2008
D) 2005
  • 12. What is the primary disagreement regarding the status of Kashmir mentioned in the text?
A) India views it as an integral part of the union, while Pakistan insists on UN-led self-determination
B) India wants to grant it independence, while Pakistan wants to annex it
C) Both countries agree to share it equally
D) The UN has already decided it belongs to Pakistan
  • 13. What did India and Pakistan agree to in 2004 to prevent nuclear misunderstandings?
A) Reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles
B) A total ban on all military communication
C) Set up a hotline between foreign secretaries
D) Invite UN observers
  • 14. Which village in India has resisted pressure to change its name?
A) Pakistan
B) Gah
C) Srinagar
D) Shimla
  • 15. What happened to religious minorities immediately following the partition?
A) They were all forcefully evicted from their homes.
B) They were given the option to choose their citizenship before the partition.
C) They were immediately deported to their respective religious states.
D) They were expected to stay in the states where they resided.
  • 16. In which province was a population transfer organized due to communal violence?
A) Punjab
B) Bengal
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Haryana
  • 17. What did the western part of the former British province of Punjab become?
A) India's Punjab state
B) Pakistan's Punjab province
C) The state of Himachal Pradesh
D) The state of Haryana
  • 18. How many people are estimated to have migrated across Punjab during the partition?
A) 4.7 million
B) 15 million
C) 6.5 million
D) 12 million
  • 19. Approximately how many Muslims moved from East Punjab to West Punjab?
A) 6.5 million
B) 2 million
C) 12 million
D) 4.7 million
  • 20. Approximately how many Hindus and Sikhs moved from West Punjab to East Punjab?
A) 12 million
B) 3 million
C) 6.5 million
D) 4.7 million
  • 21. How many princely states were allowed to decide which country to join under the British plan?
A) 500
B) 1000
C) 250
D) 680
  • 22. When did the United Kingdom formally dissolve British India?
A) Five years after World War II
B) Two years after World War II
C) At the start of World War II
D) One year after World War II
  • 23. In what year did India emerge as a secular republic?
A) 1960
B) 1950
C) 1947
D) 1956
  • 24. What type of republic did Pakistan become in 1956?
A) Communist republic
B) Constitutional monarchy
C) Islamic republic
D) Secular republic
  • 25. How many major wars have India and Pakistan fought since 1947?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Six
D) Two
  • 26. Which war was not primarily caused by the Kashmir conflict?
A) The 1965 war
B) The 1971 war
C) The 1999 Kargil conflict
D) The 1947 war
  • 27. The 1971 war occurred alongside which other historical event?
A) The Afghan Civil War
B) The Cold War
C) The Suez Crisis
D) The Bangladesh Liberation War
  • 28. What term describes the current state of engagement between India and Pakistan?
A) Full diplomatic integration
B) Minimalist engagement
C) Strategic partnership
D) Total war
  • 29. Where is the bulk of India–Pakistan trade currently routed?
A) London
B) Dubai
C) Singapore
D) Hong Kong
  • 30. What was the religious demographic of Junagadh's population?
A) Overwhelmingly Muslim
B) Overwhelmingly Hindu
C) Equal Hindu and Muslim
D) Mostly Sikh
  • 31. Who was the ruler of Junagadh in 1947?
A) Samaldas Gandhi
B) Nawab Mahabat Khan
C) Sardar Patel
D) Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
  • 32. When did Nawab Mahabat Khan accede to Pakistan?
A) 9 November 1947
B) 15 September 1947
C) 15 August 1947
D) 26 October 1947
  • 33. Who formed the government-in-exile known as Arzi Hukumat?
A) Samaldas Gandhi
B) Mahabat Khan
C) Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
D) Sardar Patel
  • 34. What was the literal meaning of 'Arzi Hukumat'?
A) Military Council
B) Transitional Government
C) Permanent Rule
D) Royal Decree
  • 35. On what date did the Nawab of Junagadh flee to Pakistan?
A) 26 October 1947
B) 9 November 1947
C) 7 November 1947
D) 15 August 1947
  • 36. Who was the Dewan of Junagadh who invited the Indian government to intervene?
A) Samaldas Gandhi
B) Nawab Mahabat Khan
C) Mr. Buch
D) Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
  • 37. Which official did the Dewan write to requesting Indian intervention?
A) Sardar Patel
B) Mahabat Khan
C) Samaldas Gandhi
D) Mr. Buch
  • 38. When did Indian troops occupy Junagadh?
A) 9 November 1947
B) 7 November 1947
C) 26 October 1947
D) 15 August 1947
  • 39. Who was India's Home Minister during the Junagadh dispute?
A) Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
B) Mahabat Khan
C) Samaldas Gandhi
D) Sardar Patel
  • 40. Who was the ruler of the princely state of Kashmir at the time of partition?
A) Maharaja Hari Singh
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Sheikh Abdullah
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 41. What was the code name for the invasion of Kashmir in October 1947?
A) Operation Independence
B) Operation Accession
C) Operation Kashmir
D) Operation Gulmarg
  • 42. Which organization did India refer the Kashmir conflict to in December 1947?
A) United Nations Security Council
B) The International Court of Justice
C) The British Parliament
D) The League of Nations
  • 43. What did UN Security Council Resolution 47 propose to determine the people's wishes?
A) A general election
B) A plebiscite
C) A transition to independence
D) A partition agreement
  • 44. On what date was a ceasefire declared for the Kashmir conflict?
A) 31 December 1948
B) 1 January 1948
C) 1 January 1949
D) 27 October 1947
  • 45. How many battalions did Pakistan organize the Azad Kashmir rebel forces into?
A) 10
B) 50
C) 20
D) 32
  • 46. What was the religious demographic of the princely state of Kashmir?
A) Hindu-majority
B) Buddhist-majority
C) Sikh-majority
D) Muslim-majority
  • 47. Which groups were dispatched into Kashmir to back Pakistani forces in 1947?
A) Pashtun Mehsud tribals
B) Kashmiri volunteers
C) Afghan regular army
D) British colonial troops
  • 48. In what year did the Kargil War occur?
A) 1999
B) 1965
C) 1947
D) 1971
  • 49. Since what year have the two nations held a shaky cease-fire agreement?
A) 2018
B) 2016
C) 2003
D) 1999
  • 50. When did the escalation of territorial skirmishes mentioned in the text begin?
A) Late 2016
B) Early 2015
C) Mid 2017
D) Early 2018
  • 51. How long did the 1965 war last?
A) One year
B) Seventeen days
C) Three months
D) Five weeks
  • 52. What agreement was issued following the 1965 war?
A) Tashkent Declaration
B) Delhi Pact
C) Lahore Declaration
D) Simla Agreement
  • 53. Which aircraft carrier did the Indian Navy use to impose a blockade on East Pakistan in 1971?
A) INS Mysore
B) INS Khukri
C) INS Delhi
D) INS Vikrant
  • 54. How many Pakistani military personnel surrendered after the 1971 invasion?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 93,000
D) 150,000
  • 55. Which Indian ship was lost after being torpedoed by a Pakistani submarine in 1971?
A) INS Rajput
B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Khukri
D) INS Rana
  • 56. Who discovered the presence of Pakistani militants and soldiers in the Kashmir Valley in 1999?
A) Kashmiri shepherds
B) Local police forces
C) United Nations observers
D) Indian intelligence agencies
  • 57. Approximately how many Indian soldiers were killed in the Kargil War?
A) Over 2,000
B) Over 500
C) Over 5,000
D) Over 100
  • 58. Who sent a 'secret letter' to U.S. President Bill Clinton regarding the Kargil incursion?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Vajpayee
C) Pervez Musharraf
D) Nawaz Sharif
  • 59. Which group assisted the Indian Army during the surrender of Pakistani forces in 1971?
A) Border Security Force
B) Mukti Bahini
C) United Nations Peacekeepers
D) Northern Light Infantry
  • 60. What treaty governs the rivers flowing from India into Pakistan?
A) Indus Waters Treaty
B) Kashmir Accord
C) Delhi Pact
D) Srinagar Agreement
  • 61. Which project is mentioned as an example of a water issue resolved through diplomacy?
A) Lethpora Project
B) Nimoo Bazgo Project
C) Uri Dam
D) Qasim Nagar Barrage
  • 62. According to the Council of Foreign Relations, which group is an al-Qaeda affiliate active in Kashmir?
A) Lashkar-e-Toiba
B) Jaish-e-Mohammed
C) All Party Hurriyat Conference
D) Hizbul Mujahideen
  • 63. Which militant group was believed to be responsible for the 2003 Qasim Nagar attack?
A) Hizbul Mujahideen
B) Lashkar-e-Toiba
C) Jaish-e-Mohammed
D) Al-Qaeda
  • 64. Who was assassinated during a memorial rally in Srinagar?
A) Abdul Ghani Lone
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Ghulam Nabi Lone
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
  • 65. Which terrorist group claimed responsibility for the 20 July 2005 Srinagar bombing?
A) Jaish-e-Mohammed
B) All Party Hurriyat Conference
C) Hizbul Mujahideen
D) Lashkar-e-Toiba
  • 66. How many Central Reserve Police Force personnel died in the 2019 Pulwama attack?
A) 38
B) 27
C) 18
D) 4
  • 67. Which official held the position of education minister when he was murdered in 2005?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Ghulam Nabi Lone
D) Abdul Ghani Lone
  • 68. What concern was raised by the 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff?
A) A possible nuclear confrontation
B) The collapse of the United Nations
C) A total trade embargo
D) A full-scale naval invasion
  • 69. Who was freed by New Delhi in exchange for the passengers of Flight IC 814?
A) Pervez Musharraf
B) An unidentified hijacker
C) The leader of Lashkar-e-Toiba
D) Maulana Masood Azhar
  • 70. On what date did the Lashkar-e-Toiba storm the Red Fort in New Delhi?
A) 5 July 2005
B) 25 August 2003
C) 24 December 1999
D) 22 December 2000
  • 71. How did India's External Affairs Ministry spokesperson describe Pakistan's denial of infiltration?
A) An act of war
B) A diplomatic breakthrough
C) Terminological inexactitude
D) A complete falsehood
  • 72. How many people were killed in the Swami Narayan temple complex attack?
A) 150
B) 30
C) 6
D) 48
  • 73. Where did the car bomb explosions occur on 25 August 2003?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Kashmir
C) South Mumbai
D) New Delhi
  • 74. How many people died in total during the 2001 Indian Parliament attack?
A) 10
B) 5
C) 14
D) 20
  • 75. Approximately how many people were killed in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings?
A) 175
B) At least 68
C) 14
D) 300
  • 76. Who was the sole surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks?
A) A Pakistani official
B) Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
C) Ajmal Kasab
D) Lashkar-e-Taiba
  • 77. In what year was Ajmal Kasab convicted by an Indian court?
A) 2010
B) 2009
C) 2015
D) 2008
  • 78. Who was granted bail in Pakistan in 2015 regarding the Mumbai attacks?
A) Ajmal Kasab
B) The gardener
C) Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
D) No one was granted bail
  • 79. India accused which Pakistani agency of backing the terror groups involved in the 2001 standoff?
A) The Pakistani Police
B) The Pakistani Army
C) The Pakistani Parliament
D) ISI
  • 80. When did the Balochistan Insurgency begin?
A) 1990s
B) 2025
C) Early 2000s
D) 2010s
  • 81. Who did Pakistan accuse of supporting Baloch insurgents in 2016?
A) Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders
B) Kulbhushan Jadhav
C) The Indian Prime Minister
D) Hashim Musa
  • 82. What was Kulbhushan Jadhav's profession?
A) Intelligence agency director
B) Diplomat
C) Naval officer
D) Special Service Group commando
  • 83. How many Indian tourists were among the victims of the Pahalgam attack?
A) 24
B) 1
C) 25
D) 26
  • 84. The Islamic Resistance Front is described as an offshoot of which group?
A) Lashkar-e-Taiba
B) Special Service Group
C) Al-Qaeda
D) Baloch Liberation Army
  • 85. Who is the former Pakistan Army commando alleged to be involved in the Pahalgam attack?
A) An unnamed OGW
B) Kulbhushan Jadhav
C) Hashim Musa
D) The leader of the BLA
  • 86. Hashim Musa was previously a member of which elite military unit?
A) Special Service Group
B) Baloch Liberation Army
C) Indian Navy
D) Islamic Resistance Front
  • 87. When did Hashim Musa allegedly infiltrate Kashmir?
A) 2016
B) September 2023
C) March 2025
D) April 2025
  • 88. Which border crossing did India close as a punitive measure?
A) Chaman Border
B) Khunjerab Pass
C) Kartarpur Corridor
D) Attari–Wagah
  • 89. Who was declared persona non grata by India on 13 May for alleged espionage?
A) Randhir Jaiswal
B) Asim Munir
C) Jyoti Malhotra
D) Md. Ehsan Ur Rahim
  • 90. What was the codename of India's first nuclear bomb test in 1974?
A) Operation Shakti
B) Smiling Buddha
C) Operation Cactus
D) Pokhran-II
  • 91. In what year did Pakistan reach a mutual understanding with India not to attack nuclear facilities?
A) 1988
B) 1998
C) 1983
D) 1972
  • 92. What was the codename of Pakistan's 1983 non-fission nuclear test series?
A) Chagai-I
B) Smiling Buddha
C) Ghauri-I
D) Kirana-I
  • 93. According to the 2025 U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency report, which country is a key supplier for Pakistan's WMD programs?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) China
D) Iran
  • 94. Who issued a nuclear threat against India during a dinner in Tampa, Florida, in August 2025?
A) Asim Munir
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Md. Ehsan Ur Rahim
D) Randhir Jaiswal
  • 95. Which Indian city was cited as a Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold hit by Indian airstrikes?
A) Muridke
B) Islamabad
C) Bahawalpur
D) Muzaffarabad
  • 96. What is the estimated number of nuclear warheads Pakistan reportedly had in 2024?
A) 200
B) 100
C) 170
D) 50
  • 97. What has the Pakistani government accused India of doing regarding terrorism?
A) Cyber warfare operations
B) Illegal border incursions
C) Sponsoring state-backed terror
D) Harboring global fugitives
  • 98. Who is specifically mentioned as an Indian fugitive accused of having a presence in Pakistan?
A) Hafeez Saeed
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Dawood Ibrahim
D) Ajmal Kasab
  • 99. On what date did India release a list of 50 most wanted fugitives hiding in Pakistan?
A) 11 May 2011
B) 15 August 2011
C) 11 May 2010
D) 26 January 2012
  • 100. Where was Osama bin Laden killed according to the text?
A) Abbottabad
B) Lahore
C) Kashmir
D) Islamabad
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