Geopolitics | MCQs

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called the Durand Line

The length of the border is 2611 km

It was drawn on November 12, 1893, in Kabul Afghanistan

It was an agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

There are two significant ethnic groups near the Durand line:

• Punjabis: biggest ethnic group in Pakistan
• Pashtuns: are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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• The SAARC Secretariat was established in Kathmandu on January 16, 1987, by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan.
• Abul Ahsan served as the first Secretary-General.
  
• It was inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal.
• SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
• It was founded in Dhaka on December 8, 1985.
• Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

• 1. Afghanistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. India 5. Nepal 6. Maldives 7. Pakistan 8. Sri Lanka

• 1. Australia 2. China 3. European Union 4. Iran 5. Japan 6. Mauritius 7. Myanmar 8. South Korea 9. United States of America

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The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands and the Hoang Sa Archipelago,

are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea

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Ukraine was attacked by Russia in February 2014.

The Crimean Peninsula is a disputed Peninsula between Russia and Ukraine.

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The Line of Control (LoC) was established in 1949 after the Karachi Agreement, following the first Indo-Pak war over Kashmir.

It was originally called the Ceasefire Line and renamed the LoC in the 1972 Simla Agreement.

The LoC is approximately 740 km long.

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The boundary line between India and China is called the McMohan Line

This line was negotiated between Tibet and Great Britainat the End of the Shimla Conference

The line was drawn between Oct 1913 and July 1914

It was named after Sir Henry McMahon

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The region of "Tibet" is currently under the control of China

In the mid-13th century, Tibet was officially incorporated into the territory of China's Yuan Dynasty.

TibetIt's nicknamed the “Roof of the World” for its towering peaks.

It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal

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The Border between the United States and Canada is the longest in the world 

The length of The Border between the United States and Canada is 8,891 km (5,525 mi)

The land border has two sections

The Border between the United States and Canada was Established on September 3, 1783

The signing of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the American War of Independence