India-Pakistan Relations | MCQs

Explanation

•  1972 was the Simla agreement signed between India and Pakistan
• Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, India.
• Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from India, and President Z. A. Bhutto from Pakistan.

Explanation

Indo-Pakistani Border Dispute. The Green Line is the boundary as claimed by Pakistan, the Red Line is the boundary as claimed by India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

Explanation

The Red Line refers to the disputed boundary in the Sir Creek area between Pakistan and India.

Additional information:

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
• It is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.

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

According to the United Nations, the LOC came into effect in July 1972, after India and Pakistan fought a war that began in 1971. They signed the Simla Agreement to define what was previously called the “ceasefire line.”