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- A. Its power house will be constructed near Bunkot in Indian held Kashmir
- B. Its water will be re-routed into the river Jehlum through Wullar Lake
- C. Both of these
- D. none of these
Explanation: The Kishanganga scheme planned a powerhouse near Bunkot and diverted Kishanganga water through a tunnel toward the Jhelum system via…
Correct answer: Both of these- A. completion of 22km tunnel to divert water from Kishanganga to Wullar lake will leave Pakistan falling a 27% Water deficit.
- B. It would reduce flow of Neelum River and thus decrease the power generation of Pakistan's proposed 696-mw Neelum-Jehlum hydropower project in Azad Kashmir.
- C. both of these
- D. none of these
Explanation: India's diversion of Kishanganga water was feared to reduce the Neelum River's flow by about 27 percent and weaken Pakistan's 696 MW…
Correct answer: both of these- A. Chahab
- B. Ganga
- C. Ravi
- D. Jehlum
Explanation: Kishanganga is the Indian name for the upper Neelum River, which is a tributary of the Jhelum.
Correct answer: Jehlum- A. risks of floods and draughts in Pakistan would be enhanced and Mangla Dam would be adversely affected
- B. During a military confrontation, it would enable India to control the mobility and retread Pakistan troops
- C. Closing the Barrage gates would render the Pakistan canal system dry and easy to cross
- D. All of these
Explanation: Pakistan has objected that Wullar regulation could worsen flood and drought risks, affect Mangla's inflows and create military advantages…
Correct answer: All of these- A. Indus Water Commission
- B. United Nation Organization (UNO)
- C. SAARC
- D. G-8
Explanation: Pakistan raised the Wullar Barrage issue through the Permanent Indus Waters Commission, the bilateral mechanism created under the Indus…
Correct answer: Indus Water Commission- A. referred to it as a Barrage meant for water storage
- B. accused India of violating Indus Water Treaty 1960
- C. both of these
- D. none of these
Explanation: Pakistan argued that the project was actually a storage barrage rather than a permissible navigation structure, and therefore violated the…
Correct answer: both of these- A. it is only meant for enhancing 'navigation' that is permissible under Indus Water treaty
- B. 90% of Tulbul project would be beneficial to Pakistan
- C. both of these
- D. none of these
Explanation: India defended the project as a navigation facility permitted by the treaty and argued that most of its benefits, often stated as about 90…
Correct answer: both of these188. In which year water dispute emerged from the development of Tulbul Navigational Project by India?
- A. 1968
- B. 1975
- C. 1980
- D. 1985
Explanation: India began developing the Tulbul Navigation Project in 1984, but Pakistan formally objected and the water dispute emerged in 1985.
Correct answer: 1985- A. Wullar Barrage
- B. Tulbul Barrage
- C. Wullar Navigational Barrage
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Tulbul Navigation Project involved construction of the Wullar Barrage on Wullar Lake.
Correct answer: Wullar Barrage- A. Ravi
- B. Jehlum
- C. Chanab
- D. Ganga
Explanation: The proposed Wullar Barrage was on the River Jhelum in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Correct answer: Jehlum- A. 1989
- B. 1988
- C. 1984
- D. 1990Standardized & Admissions Tests
Explanation: India started construction of the Tulbul Navigation Project, associated with the Wullar Barrage, in 1984.
Correct answer: 1984- A. World Bank
- B. IMF
- C. Security Council
- D. None of them
Explanation: The World Bank helped broker the Indus Waters Treaty and is named in the treaty’s institutional arrangements, including its role in…
Correct answer: World Bank- A. April 1st, 1947
- B. April 1st, 1948
- C. April 1st, 1949
- D. April 26th, 1948
Explanation: The first major post-Partition water stoppage occurred on 1 April 1948, when water supplies from headworks in India to Pakistani canals…
Correct answer: April 1st, 1948- A. May 14, 1949
- B. June 4, 1948
- C. May 24, 1948
- D. May 4, 1948History
Explanation: The canal-water crisis was temporarily settled through the Inter-Dominion Agreement signed on 4 May 1948, after India had stopped water…
Correct answer: May 4, 1948History- A. Pakistan
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Nepal
- D. all of these
Explanation: India has faced water-sharing disputes with Pakistan over the Indus system, with Bangladesh over rivers such as the Ganges and Teesta, and…
Correct answer: all of these- A. in an attempt to get Soviet aid for a transformation into a communist state
- B. in an effort to frighten neighbors into giving it territorial concessions
- C. in order to quell a rebellion by a pro-Marxist group called UNITA
- D. to convince the Soviets to give them aid, though the proclaimed ideological transformation was false
Explanation: Angola’s MPLA used Marxist-Leninist language largely to secure Soviet and Cuban backing during the Cold War, rather than because it was…
Correct answer: to convince the Soviets to give them aid, though the proclaimed ideological transformation was false- A. 2010
- B. 2009
- C. 2008
- D. 2011
Explanation: President Barack Obama announced the revised Afghanistan-Pakistan, or Af-Pak, strategy in 2009.
Correct answer: 2009- A. Egypt
- B. Iraq
- C. Iran
- D. Afghanistan
Explanation: Afghanistan opposed Pakistan’s admission to the United Nations in 1947, largely because of the dispute over the status of Pashtun areas.
Correct answer: Afghanistan- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. UAE
- C. Pakistan
- D. All of them
Explanation: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the only three states to formally recognize the Taliban government before 2001.
Correct answer: All of them- A. 1977
- B. 1978
- C. 1979
- D. 1981
Explanation: The Soviet-Afghan Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good-Neighborliness was signed in 1978, shortly after the communist Saur…
Correct answer: 1978