current affairs MCQ #12476

A student reading about the Line of Control is asked: following the Simla Agreement, what is the legal status of the LOC between Pakistan and India?

current affairs MCQ #12476

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A student reading about the Line of Control is asked: following the Simla Agreement, what is the legal status of the LOC between Pakistan and India?

    • A) It is an internationally recognized permanent border equivalent to a treaty boundary
    • B) It is a temporary ceasefire line from 1949 that the UN declared inviolable
    • C) It is a demilitarized zone jointly administered by UN observers
    • D) It is a ceasefire line converted under Simla into a de facto boundary pending a final settlement, but not a permanent international border

    Answer: It is a ceasefire line converted under Simla into a de facto boundary pending a final settlement, but not a permanent international border

    Explanation: The 1972 Simla Agreement converted the 1949 ceasefire line into a Line of Control and established that it should not be altered unilaterally, making it a de facto boundary pending a negotiated final settlement — but it was never formally recognised as a permanent international border under international.