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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: History of Nepal · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Which treaty ended the first Nepal–Tibet war?
- A) Kerung ✔
- B) Betrawati
- C) Sugauli
- D) Thapathali
Why: The Treaty of Kerung (1846 BS / 1789 AD) ended the first Nepal–Tibet war, with Tibet agreeing to pay Nepal yearly.
Which treaty ended the Nepal–China war of 1792?
- A) Betrawati ✔
- B) Kerung
- C) Thapathali
- D) Sugauli
Why: The Treaty of Betrawati (1849 BS / 1792 AD) ended the war with China (Qing) and Tibet. Nepal agreed to send a mission to China every five years.
Which treaty ended the Anglo-Nepal war?
- A) Sugauli ✔
- B) Betrawati
- C) Thapathali
- D) 1923 treaty
Why: The Treaty of Sugauli (1816 AD) ended the Anglo-Nepal war (1814–16). Nepal lost about one-third of its land.
The Treaty of Thapathali was signed with:
- A) China
- B) Tibet ✔
- C) British India
- D) Bhutan
Why: The Treaty of Thapathali was signed with Tibet in 1856 AD after the third Nepal–Tibet war, during Jung Bahadur's rule.
Which treaty recognised Nepal as fully independent?
- A) 1923 Nepal–Britain Treaty ✔
- B) Sugauli Treaty
- C) 1950 Treaty
- D) Mahakali Treaty
Why: The Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923 formally recognised Nepal as a fully independent and sovereign country.
The 1923 treaty was signed during the rule of:
- A) Jung Bahadur
- B) Chandra Shumsher ✔
- C) Juddha Shumsher
- D) Mohan Shumsher
Why: The 1923 treaty was signed during Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher's rule.
The Nepal–India Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed in:
- A) 1923
- B) 1950 ✔
- C) 1960
- D) 1996
Why: The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Nepal and India was signed in 1950 (31 July 1950).
Who signed the 1950 treaty for Nepal?
- A) King Tribhuvan
- B) Mohan Shumsher ✔
- C) B. P. Koirala
- D) Matrika Prasad Koirala
Why: Rana Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher signed the 1950 treaty for Nepal.
The Koshi Agreement was signed in:
- A) 1950
- B) 1954 ✔
- C) 1959
- D) 1996
Why: The Koshi Agreement was signed in 1954 (2011 BS) for the Koshi barrage, mainly for flood control and irrigation in India.
The Gandak Agreement was signed in:
- A) 1954
- B) 1959 ✔
- C) 1965
- D) 1978
Why: The Gandak Agreement was signed in 1959 (2016 BS) for a barrage on the Gandaki for irrigation and power.
The Mahakali Treaty was signed in:
- A) 1990
- B) 1996 ✔
- C) 2005
- D) 2010
Why: The Mahakali Treaty was signed in 1996 (2052/53 BS) for integrated development of the Mahakali River.
Which project is part of the Mahakali Treaty?
- A) Pancheshwar ✔
- B) Arun III
- C) Kulekhani
- D) Upper Tamakoshi
Why: The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project, a large planned dam on the Mahakali, is the core of the treaty.
The Mahakali Treaty was ratified by:
- A) A simple majority
- B) A two-thirds majority of Parliament ✔
- C) A referendum
- D) The King alone
Why: Treaties on natural resources need a two-thirds majority of Parliament, so the Mahakali Treaty was ratified that way.
The Nepal–China Boundary Treaty was signed in:
- A) 1955
- B) 1961 ✔
- C) 1972
- D) 1989
Why: Nepal and China signed the Boundary Treaty in 1961, settling the northern border.
Under the boundary treaty, the Nepal–China border passes over:
- A) The summit of Sagarmatha ✔
- B) Kodari only
- C) Lumbini
- D) Mustang plains
Why: The border runs over the summit of Sagarmatha (Everest), so the peak is shared by Nepal and China.
The Nepal–China boundary treaty was signed during the reign of:
- A) Tribhuvan
- B) Mahendra ✔
- C) Birendra
- D) Gyanendra
Why: The 1961 boundary treaty was signed during King Mahendra's reign.
Nepal joined the United Nations on:
- A) 14 December 1955 ✔
- B) 24 October 1945
- C) 1 January 1960
- D) 8 December 1985
Why: Nepal became a UN member on 14 December 1955.
The SAARC secretariat is in:
- A) New Delhi
- B) Kathmandu ✔
- C) Dhaka
- D) Colombo
Why: The SAARC secretariat has been in Kathmandu since 1987.
Which agreement lets Nepal use Chinese ports?
- A) Transit and Transport Agreement ✔
- B) Koshi Agreement
- C) Sugauli Treaty
- D) 1950 Treaty
Why: The Nepal–China Transit and Transport Agreement (2016) allows Nepal to use Chinese sea and land ports, reducing dependence on India.
Nepal lost about how much land in the Sugauli treaty?
- A) One-tenth
- B) One-third ✔
- C) Half
- D) Two-thirds
Why: Nepal lost about one-third of its territory, including land west of the Mahakali and east of the Mechi.
The Treaty of Kerung was signed in:
- A) 1846 BS (1789 AD) ✔
- B) 1849 BS
- C) 1872 BS
- D) 1913 BS
Why: The Treaty of Kerung was signed in 1846 BS (1789 AD).
The Betrawati Treaty was signed in:
- A) 1849 BS (1792 AD) ✔
- B) 1846 BS
- C) 1913 BS
- D) 1872 BS
Why: The Betrawati Treaty was signed in 1849 BS (1792 AD) at Betrawati in Nuwakot.
The Treaty of Thapathali was signed in:
- A) 1913 BS (1856 AD) ✔
- B) 1849 BS
- C) 1872 BS
- D) 2007 BS
Why: The Treaty of Thapathali was signed in 1913 BS (1856 AD).
Under the Thapathali Treaty, Tibet agreed to pay Nepal:
- A) An annual tribute of Rs 10,000 ✔
- B) Gold
- C) Land
- D) Nothing
Why: Tibet agreed to pay Nepal an annual tribute of Rs 10,000 and gave Nepali traders special rights in Lhasa.
The Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923 was signed on:
- A) 21 December 1923 ✔
- B) 4 March 1816
- C) 31 July 1950
- D) 1 January 1924
Why: The Nepal–Britain Treaty was signed on 21 December 1923 at Singha Durbar.
The 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed on:
- A) 31 July 1950 ✔
- B) 21 December 1923
- C) 5 Mangsir 2063
- D) 1 January 1950
Why: The 1950 treaty was signed on 31 July 1950 in Kathmandu.
The 1950 treaty was signed for Nepal by:
- A) Mohan Shumsher ✔
- B) Tribhuvan
- C) BP Koirala
- D) MP Koirala
Why: Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher signed for Nepal, shortly before the end of Rana rule.
The 1950 treaty was signed for India by ambassador:
- A) Chandreshwar Prasad Narayan Singh ✔
- B) Nehru
- C) Patel
- D) Menon
Why: Indian ambassador Chandreshwar Prasad Narayan Singh signed the 1950 treaty for India.
The Koshi Agreement was signed in:
- A) 1954 ✔
- B) 1959
- C) 1996
- D) 1923
Why: It was signed in 1954 (2011 BS).
The Gandak Agreement was signed in:
- A) 1959 ✔
- B) 1954
- C) 1996
- D) 1965
Why: It was signed in 1959 (2016 BS).
The Mahakali Treaty was signed in:
- A) 1996 ✔
- B) 1954
- C) 1959
- D) 2014
Why: It was signed in 1996.
The Mahakali Treaty's core project is:
- A) Pancheshwar ✔
- B) Arun III
- C) Kulekhani
- D) Upper Tamakoshi
Why: The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is the core of the Mahakali Treaty.
The Mahakali Treaty needed a two-thirds majority of Parliament because it concerned:
- A) Natural resources ✔
- B) Trade
- C) Education
- D) Health
Why: Treaties on natural resources and their sharing need a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
The Nepal–China Boundary Treaty was signed in:
- A) 1961 ✔
- B) 1950
- C) 1955
- D) 1975
Why: It was signed in 1961.
Nepal and China signed the Transit and Transport Agreement in:
- A) 2016 ✔
- B) 2001
- C) 1990
- D) 2022
Why: The Transit and Transport Agreement was signed in 2016 during PM K. P. Sharma Oli's visit to China.
The protocol of the Nepal–China transit agreement was signed in:
- A) 2019 ✔
- B) 2016
- C) 2010
- D) 2023
Why: The protocol, which put the transit agreement into practice, was signed in 2019.
Nepal–India Treaty of Trade and Transit were separated in:
- A) 1978 ✔
- B) 1950
- C) 1990
- D) 2007
Why: In 1978 the trade and transit treaties with India were separated into two treaties, as Nepal wanted.
The 1989–90 India blockade happened after expiry of:
- A) Trade and transit treaties ✔
- B) Sugauli
- C) Koshi Agreement
- D) 1950 treaty
Why: India closed most border points in 1989–90 after the trade and transit treaties expired and were not renewed.
The Treaty of Sugauli led Nepal to lose:
- A) About one-third of its territory ✔
- B) Half
- C) Nothing
- D) Kathmandu
Why: Nepal lost about one-third of its territory, including Kumaon, Garhwal and Sikkim-area lands.
The Treaty of Titalia (1817) was between Britain and:
- A) Sikkim ✔
- B) Nepal
- C) Bhutan
- D) Tibet
Why: The Treaty of Titalia (1817) was between Britain (East India Company) and Sikkim, returning to Sikkim land Nepal gave up at Sugauli.
The Nepal–Britain treaty of 1923 was signed during the rule of:
- A) Chandra Shumsher ✔
- B) Juddha Shumsher
- C) Jung Bahadur
- D) Mohan Shumsher
Why: It was signed during Chandra Shumsher's rule as Prime Minister.
The Kalapani dispute concerns the source of the:
- A) Mahakali ✔
- B) Koshi
- C) Gandaki
- D) Mechi
Why: The Kalapani–Lipulekh–Limpiyadhura dispute is about where the Mahakali River begins, which decides the Nepal–India border.
The Pancheshwar dam would be built on the:
- A) Mahakali ✔
- B) Karnali
- C) Koshi
- D) Gandaki
Why: The Pancheshwar dam is planned on the Mahakali River on the Nepal–India border.
Nepal and India agreed on a 25-year power trade (10,000 MW) in:
- A) 2024 ✔
- B) 2010
- C) 2000
- D) 2016
Why: In 2024, Nepal and India agreed that India would import up to 10,000 MW from Nepal over 10 years, under a long-term power trade agreement.
The SAFTA agreement was signed in:
- A) Islamabad, 2004 ✔
- B) Kathmandu, 1987
- C) Dhaka, 1985
- D) Colombo, 2008
Why: SAFTA was signed at the SAARC summit in Islamabad in 2004 and came into force in 2006.
Nepal signed the Paris Agreement on climate change in:
- A) 2016 ✔
- B) 2015
- C) 2020
- D) 2010
Why: Nepal signed the Paris Agreement in 2016 and ratified it later that year.
The Treaty of Sugauli was signed for Nepal by:
- A) Gajraj Mishra and Chandrashekhar Upadhyaya ✔
- B) Bhimsen Thapa
- C) Amar Singh Thapa
- D) Girvan Yuddha
Why: Gajraj Mishra and Chandrashekhar Upadhyaya signed the Sugauli treaty for Nepal.
Article 8 of the 1950 treaty cancelled earlier treaties between:
- A) Britain and Nepal ✔
- B) China and Nepal
- C) Tibet and Nepal
- D) India and China
Why: Article 8 cancelled all earlier treaties between the British government (on India's behalf) and Nepal.
Which treaty gave Naya Muluk back to Nepal?
- A) 1860 treaty with Britain ✔
- B) Sugauli
- C) 1923 treaty
- D) 1950 treaty
Why: After Nepal helped Britain in the 1857 Indian revolt, the 1860 treaty returned the western Terai (Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur), called Naya Muluk.
The Betrawati treaty made Nepal send a mission to China every:
- A) Five years ✔
- B) Year
- C) Ten years
- D) Twelve years
Why: Quinquennial mission.