issb pakistan affairs MCQ #94

Pakistan formally withdrew from CENTO soon after which major regional upheaval?

issb pakistan affairs MCQ #94

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Pakistan formally withdrew from CENTO soon after which major regional upheaval?

    • A) The 1965 Indo-Pak war
    • B) Bangladesh's independence in 1971
    • C) Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests
    • D) The 1979 Iranian Revolution

    Answer: The 1979 Iranian Revolution

    Explanation: CENTO lost its rationale when Iran's monarchy fell and the new government left the alliance. Pakistan followed in 1979, ending its last major Cold War bloc tie in the region.