Border Disputes | MCQs

Explanation

Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan, announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

and four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed. 

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir,

dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries.

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Explanation

The Durand Line is the 2,611-kilometer (1,622-mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called Durand Line

British signed the Treaty of Durand line with Abur Rehman Khan

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.

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According to Survey of Pakistan 2020, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km.

check here: www.surveyofpakistan.gov.pk

We often heard Durand Line length is 2252 KM. But at most of the places, we read 2430 KM.

but right answer is 2611

Explanation

• The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 involved skirmishes between April and September 1965.
• Pakistan claims the 24th Parallel as the boundary in the Rann of Kutch, but India does not recognize it.
• The "Treaty of Rann of Kutch" was signed on 30 June 1965, resolving the territorial dispute.

Explanation

The Punjab Boundary Commission Award (known as the Radcliffe. Award)

In addition to Gurdaspur's Muslim majority tehsils, Radcliffe also gave the Muslim majority tehsils of:

Ajnala (Amritsar District),

Zira,

Firozpur (in Firozpur District),

Nakodar

Jullander (in Jullander District) to India instead of Pakistan

Explanation

The length of the common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan called Durand Line

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Durand line is drawn in 1893 between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman

Durand line agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

Explanation

Sir Creek opens up into the Arabian Sea.

It was originally named Ban Ganga and was named Sir Creek during colonial times after a British official.

Sir Creek is a 96-km long water strip in the marshlands of Rann of Kutch.

Sir Creek tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between India and Pakistan.

The creek flows into the Arabian Sea and separates Gujarat state in India from Sindh province in Pakistan.

Explanation

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India.

24th Parallel ‐ According to Pakistan, it is the boundary line between India and Pakistan in the great Rann of Kutch (Gujarat).

However, India does not recognize it.

Explanation

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.