UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Govt. warns Meitei, Kuki-Zo groups against flouting pact

Q1. In the context of insurgency management in India's Northeast, the term "Suspension of Operations (SoO)" agreement is best described as:

  • A. A unilateral declaration by an armed group to halt all attacks while it negotiates with the State government
  • B. A tripartite arrangement under which the Centre, the State government and an armed group agree to halt hostilities, with cadres confined to designated camps under monitored ground rules, without resolving the group's political demands
  • C. A binding peace treaty that confers statutory recognition and political autonomy on the signatory armed group within the Constitution of India
  • D. A judicial moratorium imposed by the High Court suspending counter-insurgency operations in a notified disturbed area

Q2. The negotiation, signing and monitoring of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with Kuki-Zo armed groups in Manipur is led, on behalf of the Union government, by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Defence, through the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs, through its Northeast Division (Adviser, Northeast)
  • C. Ministry of External Affairs, through its Northern Division
  • D. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)