All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers
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- A. 24 December 2008
- B. 20 December 2008
- C. 21 December 2008
- D. 22 December 2008
Explanation: The 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections were conducted in seven phases from 17 November to 24 December.
Correct answer: 24 December 2008862. On 5 January 2009 who was sworn in as the eleventh Chief Minister of Indian Held Jammu and Kashmir.
- A. Omar Abdullah
- B. Yaseen Malik
- C. Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
- D. Saeed Mufti
Explanation: Omar Abdullah was sworn in as chief minister on 5 January 2009, succeeding the Congress-led administration.
Correct answer: Omar Abdullah- A. Freedom
- B. Uprising
- C. Rebellion
- D. All of these
Explanation: Hurriyat is an Arabic-derived term meaning freedom or liberty, which reflects the organisation's political demand for self-determination.
Correct answer: Freedom- A. Yaseen Malik
- B. Abdul Ghani Bhat
- C. Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
- D. Shabbir Shah
Explanation: Abdul Ghani Bhat is associated with the chairmanship of the Muslim Conference in Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct answer: Abdul Ghani Bhat- A. Yaseen Malik
- B. Abdul Ghani Bhat
- C. Mirwaiz Omar Farooq
- D. Shabbir Shah
Explanation: Mirwaiz Omar Farooq chairs the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a platform involved in the region’s political and separatist…
Correct answer: Mirwaiz Omar Farooq- A. Indira Gandhi
- B. Benazir Bhutto
- C. Margaret Thatcher
- D. Angela Merkel
Explanation: Indira Gandhi led India during its 1971 victory over Pakistan and authorised India’s first nuclear test in 1974.
Correct answer: Indira Gandhi- A. Ethiopia
- B. U.K
- C. Spain
- D. Soviet Union
Explanation: El Salvador became independent from Spain in 1821 as part of Central America's break from Spanish colonial rule.
Correct answer: Spain- A. Liaqat Ali Khan
- B. Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi
- C. Khawaja Nazimuddin
- D. Muhammad Ali Bogra
Explanation: Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy became the first Pakistani prime minister to visit China, doing so in 1956.
Correct answer: Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi- A. Bangladesh
- B. Pakistan
- C. Oman
- D. Indonesia
Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to lead Pakistan as prime minister, serving two non-consecutive terms in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Correct answer: Pakistan- A. Lord Chemsfort
- B. Churchell
- C. Attlee
- D. None of them
Explanation: Clement Attlee was the British prime minister when Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947.
Correct answer: Attlee- A. Portugal
- B. U.K
- C. France
- D. Netherlands
Explanation: Bahrain became independent from British protection in 1971, as the United Kingdom withdrew from its Gulf commitments.
Correct answer: U.K- A. The end of the Cold War
- B. The early 1950s
- C. The mid-1960s
- D. The mid-1970s
Explanation: Human rights became a prominent, active concern in foreign policy during the mid-1970s, helped by détente, the Helsinki process…
Correct answer: The mid-1970s- A. 1948
- B. 1950
- C. 1945
- D. 1946
Explanation: The Liaquat-Nehru Pact, also called the Delhi Pact, was signed in April 1950 to protect minorities and address refugee-related tensions…
Correct answer: 1950- A. Washington
- B. Karachi
- C. Moscow
- D. Dehli
Explanation: The treaty was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Pakistani President Ayub Khan and World…
Correct answer: Karachi- A. 800 million dollars
- B. 900 million dollars
- C. 700 million dollars
- D. 950 million dollars
Explanation: The Indus Basin Development Fund amounted to approximately 900 million US dollars, including contributions from the World Bank and several…
Correct answer: 900 million dollars- A. Sutlug, Beas & Indus
- B. Sultug, Beas & Ravi
- C. Chenab, Beas & Ravi
- D. all of the above
Explanation: India received unrestricted use of the three eastern rivers, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, while Pakistan received the western rivers, Indus…
Correct answer: Sultug, Beas & Ravi- A. 1965
- B. 1967
- C. 1963
- D. 1962
Explanation: The Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement was signed on 2 March 1963 in Beijing.
Correct answer: 1963- A. 2000 square kilometers
- B. 942 square kilometers
- C. 1,542 square kilometers
- D. 1,942 square kilometers
Explanation: Under the 1963 boundary settlement, China ceded approximately 1,942 square kilometres to Pakistan, while Pakistan transferred the much…
Correct answer: 1,942 square kilometers- A. Z A Bhutto
- B. Agha Shahi
- C. Ayub Khan
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, then Pakistan’s foreign minister, signed the agreement on Pakistan’s behalf.
Correct answer: Z A Bhutto- A. Permanent border
- B. Red zone
- C. Line of Control
- D. Lion of Actual Control
Explanation: The 1972 Simla Agreement renamed the 1949 ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir as the Line of Control, without converting it into an…
Correct answer: Line of Control