Geopolitics | MCQs

Explanation

Durand Line is the 2,640-kilometer (1,640-mile).

Durand Line border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Old Length 2,611 km (1,622 mi)

History

Established 12 November 1893

Signing of the Durand Line Agreement at the end of the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Current shape 8 August 1919

Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 ratified at the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War

Explanation

The area of Wakhan is, under the control, of Afghanistan. 

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan and Kashmir.

 The corridor was formed in 1893 and created the Durand Line.

The Wakhan Corridor is about 350 km long

Explanation

Kashmir is a disputed region in the Indian subcontinent, and its territory is currently administered by three countries:

1. Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan)
2. India (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh)
3. China (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract)

Explanation

In a September, 24, 2020 interview, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah stated:

“Today Kashmiris do not feel Indian … They would rather have the Chinese rule them.”

Explanation

The length of the common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan called Durand Line

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Durand line is drawn in 1893 between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman

Durand line agreement between Mortimer Durand and Abdul Rahman.

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

Explanation

Sir Creek opens up into the Arabian Sea.

It was originally named Ban Ganga and was named Sir Creek during colonial times after a British official.

Sir Creek is a 96-km long water strip in the marshlands of Rann of Kutch.

Sir Creek tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between India and Pakistan.

The creek flows into the Arabian Sea and separates Gujarat state in India from Sindh province in Pakistan.

Explanation

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India.

24th Parallel ‐ According to Pakistan, it is the boundary line between India and Pakistan in the great Rann of Kutch (Gujarat).

However, India does not recognize it.

Explanation

"Annihilate" means to completely destroy, which fits the context of weapons and global threat.

Annihilate means فنا

Explanation

Sakhalin was claimed by both Russia and Japan over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.

These disputes sometimes involved military conflict and divisions of the island between the two powers.

In 1875, Japan ceded its claims to Russia in exchange for the northern Kuril Islands.

Explanation

Afghanistan is a country located in Asia.

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. 

Afghanistan is known as Buffer State of Asia. 

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Buffer states—countries geographically and/or politically situated between two or more regional or global powers

بفر ریاستیں - جغرافیائی اور/یا سیاسی طور پر دو یا زیادہ علاقائی یا عالمی طاقتوں کے درمیان واقع ممالک