current affairs MCQ #12477

A CSS aspirant is asked about the Lahore Declaration of 1999. Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Vajpayee signed it during a historic bus journey. What was the primary significance of this declaration?

current affairs MCQ #12477

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A CSS aspirant is asked about the Lahore Declaration of 1999. Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Vajpayee signed it during a historic bus journey. What was the primary significance of this declaration?

    • A) It committed both nuclear-armed states to intensify dialogue, resolve disputes peacefully, and reduce risk of accidental conflict
    • B) It established a permanent peace treaty between India and Pakistan resolving the Kashmir dispute
    • C) It created a joint military commission to monitor the LOC and prevent cross-border firing
    • D) It agreed to submit the Kashmir dispute to binding international arbitration within five years

    Answer: It committed both nuclear-armed states to intensify dialogue, resolve disputes peacefully, and reduce risk of accidental conflict

    Explanation: The Lahore Declaration of February 1999, signed during Prime Minister Vajpayee's historic bus journey to Lahore, committed India and Pakistan to intensify their composite dialogue, settle disputes only through peaceful bilateral means, and reduce the risk of accidental nuclear conflict.