Continental Shelf of Pakistan may extend up to a distance of:

Related Mcqs:

1. According to whom, India and Pakistan would have to demarcate the continental shelf by the year 2004 but the problem is still unsolved?

   A. US convention on the Law of Seas
   B. UN convention on the Law of Seas
   C. India-Pakistan convention of the Law of Seas
   D. none of these

2. In 1782, the Continental Congress named a 5 member commission to negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain and bring an end to the American Revolution. Two of the appointees never arrived in Paris in time to take part in the negotiations. Which one of these appointees was captured by a British warship and interred in the Tower of London and thus never got to Paris?

   A. John Adams
   B. Thomas Jefferson
   C. Henry Laurens
   D. John Jay

3. According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea the contiguous zone may not extend beyond:

   A. 12 nautical miles
   B. 18 nautical miles
   C. 24 nautical miles
   D. None of these

4. India stopped supply of water to Pakistan from every canal flowing from India to Pakistan. Pakistan protested and India finally agreed and an interim agreement was signed on

   A. May 14, 1949
   B. June 4, 1948
   C. May 24, 1948
   D. May 4, 1948

5. When India stopped supply of water to Pakistan from every canal flowing from India to Pakistan for first time after creation of Pakistan.

   A. April 1st, 1947
   B. April 1st, 1948
   C. April 1st, 1949
   D. April 26th, 1948

6. When General Suharto, President of Indonesia advocated Pakistan’s point of view on East Pakistan issue and condemned outside interference in Pakistan’s internal matter?

   A. May 1971
   B. June 1971
   C. July 1971
   D. August 1971

7. A state may become a Member of the UN:

   A. With the decision of the Security Council
   B. With the decision of the General Assembly
   C. With the decision of the both the Security council and the General Assembly
   D. None of the above

8. The contemporary apparent decline in battle deaths may be coming from:

   A. Rising economic interdependence
   B. The end of colonialism and cold war
   C. The growing role of international institutions and community (peace operations)
   D. All of the options given are correct

9. The merry month of May: on what date did President Nixon make his first visit to the then-Soviet Union?

   A. 22 May 1972
   B. 12 May 1972
   C. 2 May 1972
   D. 20 May 1972

10. Who served as the President of Bangladesh for the term lasting from April 21, 1977 to May 30, 1981?

    A. Shah Azizur Rahman
    B. Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
    C. Ziaur Rahman
    D. Abdus Sattar