UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India, Pak. exchange lists of prisoners and nuclear installations

Q1. The annual exchange of lists of nuclear installations between India and Pakistan on 1 January each year is mandated under which one of the following bilateral instruments?

  • A. The Simla Agreement, 1972
  • B. The Agreement on the Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, 1988
  • C. The Lahore Declaration, 1999
  • D. The Agreement on Consular Access, 2008

Q2. With reference to the 1988 India-Pakistan Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities and the 2008 India-Pakistan Agreement on Consular Access, consider the following statements: 1. The 1988 Agreement requires a list exchange only once a year (on 1 January), whereas the 2008 Agreement requires list exchanges twice a year (on 1 January and 1 July). 2. Both agreements entered into force in the same calendar year in which they were signed. 3. The 1988 Agreement prohibits attacks on the other party's nuclear facilities, while the 2008 Agreement provides for consular access to nationals detained in the other country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 1988 Agreement requires a list exchange only once a year (on 1 January), whereas the 2008 Agreement requires list exchanges twice a year (on 1 January and 1 July).
  2. Both agreements entered into force in the same calendar year in which they were signed.
  3. The 1988 Agreement prohibits attacks on the other party's nuclear facilities, while the 2008 Agreement provides for consular access to nationals detained in the other country.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. With reference to the 1988 India-Pakistan Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, which of the following are expressly covered within the agreement's definition of 'nuclear installations and facilities'? 1. Nuclear power and research reactors 2. Uranium enrichment facilities 3. Isotope separation and reprocessing facilities 4. Ballistic missile storage and launch sites Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Nuclear power and research reactors
  2. Uranium enrichment facilities
  3. Isotope separation and reprocessing facilities
  4. Ballistic missile storage and launch sites
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. The exchange of nuclear-installation lists between India and Pakistan on 1 January 2026 was which consecutive annual exchange under the 1988 bilateral agreement?

  • A. 30th
  • B. 33rd
  • C. 35th
  • D. 38th

Q5. In the context of the 2008 India-Pakistan Agreement on Consular Access, the term 'consular access' is best defined as:

  • A. The right of either country's consular officers to visit, communicate with and render assistance to their nationals who are arrested, detained or imprisoned in the other country
  • B. The unconditional right of either country to extradite its nationals held in the other country irrespective of the offence
  • C. The right of either country's diplomats to physically inspect the other country's declared nuclear installations on a reciprocal basis
  • D. The right of nationals of either country to enter the other country visa-free for short-stay consular purposes