NTS General Posts Screening Current Affairs: Kashmir MCQs

Practice Kashmir MCQs for NTS General Posts Screening Current Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.

NTS General Posts Screening Current Affairs: Kashmir MCQs — sample questions

  1. Question 1

    Q1. In which year did Pakistan and India renew the Line of Control ceasefire agreement that had been violated repeatedly?

    • A) 2021
    • B) 2019
    • C) 2022
    • D) 2020

    Answer: 2021

    Explanation: Pakistan and India renewed the LoC ceasefire in February 2021 through a joint statement by their Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs). This restored relative calm on the Kashmir frontier after years of frequent violations.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. Since which year has India-Pakistan formal trade remained suspended, following India's revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status?

    • A) 2019
    • B) 2016
    • C) 2020
    • D) 2022

    Answer: 2019

    Explanation: India revoked Article 370 in August 2019, after which Pakistan suspended formal bilateral trade with India. The trade suspension has remained in place through 2025, leaving cross-border commerce at a standstill.

  3. Question 3

    Q3. India revoked the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir under which article of the Indian Constitution in August 2019?

    • A) Article 356
    • B) Article 244
    • C) Article 370
    • D) Article 371

    Answer: Article 370

    Explanation: India revoked Article 370 of its Constitution in August 2019, ending Jammu and Kashmir's special autonomous status. Pakistan condemned the move, downgraded diplomatic ties, and suspended bilateral trade, which remains halted.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. What major diplomatic event caused a downgrade in Pakistan-India relations in 2019?

    • A) India's revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir
    • B) Balakot airstrikes in February 2019
    • C) Expulsion of Pakistani diplomats from Delhi
    • D) India imposing trade embargo on Pakistan

    Answer: India's revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

    Explanation: India revoked Article 370 of its constitution in August 2019, revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, which Pakistan strongly opposed. This led Pakistan to downgrade diplomatic ties, expel the Indian High Commissioner, and suspend bilateral trade.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. Pakistan and India last had full High Commissioner-level diplomatic relations before which year?

    • A) 2016
    • B) 2017
    • C) 2018
    • D) 2019

    Answer: 2019

    Explanation: Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations with India in 2019 following India's revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir. Since then, both countries have not exchanged full High Commissioners, operating at reduced diplomatic levels.

Loading...