current affairs MCQ #12479

During a seminar on confidence-building measures, the Kartarpur Corridor opened in 2019 is cited as an example. What makes the Kartarpur Corridor a significant diplomatic development despite strained India-Pakistan ties?

current affairs MCQ #12479

  1. Question 1

    Q1. During a seminar on confidence-building measures, the Kartarpur Corridor opened in 2019 is cited as an example. What makes the Kartarpur Corridor a significant diplomatic development despite strained India-Pakistan ties?

    • A) It created a free-trade zone between Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab to boost economic cooperation
    • B) It allowed Muslim pilgrims from India to visit shrines in Pakistan without a visa for the first time
    • C) It permitted Sikh pilgrims from India to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan without a visa, showing humanitarian cooperation is possible even in hostile political environments
    • D) It established a permanent diplomatic hotline between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministries

    Answer: It permitted Sikh pilgrims from India to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan without a visa, showing humanitarian cooperation is possible even in hostile political environments

    Explanation: The Kartarpur Corridor, inaugurated in November 2019, allows Sikh pilgrims from India to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan — where Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent the last 18 years of his life — without requiring a visa, only a permit.