Major Wars between Pakistan and India (1948, 1965, 1971, 1999) 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : When did the First Kashmir War between Pakistan and India take place? (A) 1965 (B) 1948 (C) 1971 (D) 1999 2. : What was the major reason for the 1948 war between India and Pakistan? (A) Border disputes (B) River water conflict (C) Kashmir accession (D) Military expansion 3. : Which agreement ended the 1948 war between Pakistan and India? (A) Tashkent Agreement (B) Simla Agreement (C) Karachi Agreement (D) Lahore Declaration 4. : When did the second war between Pakistan and India occur? (A) 1947 (B) 1962 (C) 1965 (D) 1999 5. : Which operation did Pakistan launch in the 1965 war to infiltrate forces into Indian-held Kashmir? (A) Operation Gibraltar (B) Operation Zarb-e-Azb (C) Operation Parakram (D) Operation Blue Star 6. : What was the outcome of the 1965 war? (A) Indian victory (B) Pakistani victory (C) Decisive UN intervention and ceasefire (D) No ceasefire 7. : Which agreement was signed after the 1965 war to restore peace? (A) Simla Agreement (B) Tashkent Agreement (C) Lahore Declaration (D) Karachi Agreement 8. : Who was the President of Pakistan during the 1965 war? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) Yahya Khan (C) Ayub Khan (D) Liaquat Ali Khan 9. : Who was the Prime Minister of India during the 1965 war? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Morarji Desai 10. : When did the third war between Pakistan and India take place? (A) 1971 (B) 1984 (C) 1965 (D) 1999 11. : What was the main cause of the 1971 war? (A) Kashmir issue (B) Border skirmishes (C) Bangladesh Liberation Movement (D) Siachen conflict 12. : What was the result of the 1971 war? (A) Status quo maintained (B) Indian victory and creation of Bangladesh (C) Pakistani victory (D) UN ceasefire without resolution 13. : Who was the Prime Minister of India during the 1971 war? (A) Rajiv Gandhi (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Morarji Desai 14. : Who was the President of Pakistan during the 1971 war? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Pervez Musharraf (C) Yahya Khan (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 15. : Which agreement was signed after the 1971 war? (A) Tashkent Agreement (B) Simla Agreement (C) Delhi Pact (D) Lahore Declaration 16. : What was the role of Mukti Bahini in the 1971 war? (A) Pakistani paramilitary group (B) Indian naval force (C) Bengali nationalist guerilla force (D) UN peacekeeping unit 17. : When did the Kargil War take place? (A) 1987 (B) 1999 (C) 1991 (D) 2001 18. : Where was the Kargil War primarily fought? (A) Siachen Glacier (B) Kashmir Valley (C) Kargil region of Ladakh (D) Wagah Border 19. : Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the Kargil War? (A) Pervez Musharraf (B) Nawaz Sharif (C) Benazir Bhutto (D) Asif Ali Zardari 20. : Who was the Prime Minister of India during the Kargil War? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) Manmohan Singh (D) Rajiv Gandhi 21. : Which Pakistani general is associated with the planning of the Kargil conflict? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Yahya Khan (C) Pervez Musharraf (D) Raheel Sharif 22. : What role did the US play during the Kargil War? (A) Supported Pakistan militarily (B) Remained neutral (C) Pressured Pakistan to withdraw (D) Supported Indian military operations 23. : Which Pakistani regiment was actively involved in the Kargil conflict? (A) Punjab Regiment (B) Frontier Force Regiment (C) Northern Light Infantry (D) Baloch Regiment 24. : What was the codename for India’s military operation during the Kargil War? (A) Operation Blue Star (B) Operation Vijay (C) Operation Parakram (D) Operation Meghdoot 25. : What major outcome followed the Kargil War for Pakistan’s political landscape? (A) Strengthened democracy (B) Increase in military influence (C) Zardari’s government formed (D) None of the above 26. : Which country mediated the Tashkent Agreement in 1966? (A) China (B) United States (C) Soviet Union (D) United Nations 27. : Who represented Pakistan at the Tashkent Agreement? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (C) Yahya Khan (D) Nawaz Sharif 28. : What was one of the strategic reasons for Pakistan initiating the 1965 war? (A) Indian nuclear tests (B) Indian troop buildup in Punjab (C) Belief that Kashmiris would rise in revolt (D) To gain access to Siachen Glacier 29. : What was Operation Chengiz Khan? (A) Pakistani defense operation in 1948 (B) Indian nuclear test plan (C) Pakistan’s air strikes on India in 1971 (D) Indian airstrike on Pakistani bases 30. : Which international organization played a role in ceasefire negotiations in 1948? (A) OIC (B) UN (C) NATO (D) SAARC 31. : How many Pakistani soldiers were taken as prisoners of war in 1971? (A) 30,000 (B) 50,000 (C) 65,000 (D) 93,000 32. : What was the main role of the Indian Navy in the 1971 war? (A) Blockade of Karachi port (B) Invasion of Bangladesh (C) Occupation of Kashmir (D) Training Mukti Bahini 33. : What was the name of the Indian military operation to support East Pakistan’s separation? (A) Operation Blue Star (B) Operation Meghdoot (C) Operation Cactus (D) Operation Searchlight 34. : Who became the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh after the 1971 war? (A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (B) Ziaur Rahman (C) Hossain Mohammad Ershad (D) Khaleda Zia 35. : Which Pakistani military leader took power shortly after the 1999 Kargil War? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Zia-ul-Haq (C) Pervez Musharraf (D) Raheel Sharif 36. : Which country offered to mediate during the Kargil conflict? (A) Russia (B) China (C) United States (D) France 37. : What was one of the major outcomes of the Simla Agreement of 1972? (A) Withdrawal from Kashmir (B) Conversion of ceasefire line to LoC (C) Return of PoWs (D) Merger of Azad Kashmir 38. : What role did China play during the 1965 war? (A) Supported Pakistan diplomatically (B) Sent troops (C) Supported India (D) Remained neutral 39. : What was the impact of the 1971 war on Pakistan’s geography? (A) Lost Punjab (B) Lost Sindh (C) Creation of Bangladesh (D) Gained Kashmir 40. : In which year did India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests, escalating tensions? (A) 1998 (B) 1974 (C) 1999 (D) 2001 41. : Which Pakistani city suffered major air raids during the 1965 war? (A) Karachi (B) Lahore (C) Multan (D) Peshawar 42. : The Kargil War is often referred to as a conflict fought under what condition? (A) Proxy warfare (B) Frozen war (C) Limited war under nuclear umbrella (D) Full-scale war 43. : Which Indian military branch was crucial in reclaiming Kargil heights? (A) Indian Navy (B) Indian Air Force (C) Border Security Force (D) CRPF 44. : What role did media play during the Kargil War? (A) Delayed information (B) Played no role (C) Boosted morale and nationalistic sentiment (D) Covered only international news 45. : What was the status of Kashmir after the 1948 war? (A) Unified with Pakistan (B) Occupied fully by India (C) Divided into two parts (D) Independent state 46. : What is the name of the line dividing Indian and Pakistani administered Kashmir? (A) Radcliffe Line (B) Durand Line (C) LoC (Line of Control) (D) McMahon Line 47. : Which high-altitude post did India recapture in the Kargil War? (A) Siachen Base (B) Tololing (C) Dras Camp (D) Kargil Town 48. : What was the international reaction to the Kargil War? (A) Supported Pakistan (B) Called for Pakistani withdrawal (C) Neutral (D) Ignored the conflict 49. : What was Pakistan’s official stance on involvement in the Kargil War? (A) Declared full military responsibility (B) Denied army involvement initially (C) Asked for UN intervention (D) Admitted defeat 50. : What is a long-term impact of Indo-Pak wars on regional stability? (A) Boost in trade (B) Increased arms race and mistrust (C) Strengthened SAARC (D) Improved diplomatic ties