Pakistan Military and Defense MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: August 13, 2024

1. Which of the following is the highest military award in Pakistan?
a) Nishan-e-Haider
b) Sitara-e-Jurat
c) Tamgha-e-Basalat
d) Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Answer: a) Nishan-e-Haider

2. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army (as of 2022)?
a) General Qamar Javed Bajwa
b) General Raheel Sharif
c) General Pervez Musharraf
d) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Answer: a) General Qamar Javed Bajwa

3. Which military operation was launched by Pakistan against terrorist groups in North Waziristan in 2014?
a) Operation Rah-e-Rast
b) Operation Zarb-e-Azb
c) Operation Rah-e-Nijat
d) Operation Black Thunderstorm
Answer: b) Operation Zarb-e-Azb

4. Which branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces is responsible for maritime defense?
a) Pakistan Navy
b) Pakistan Air Force
c) Pakistan Army
d) Special Service Group (SSG)
Answer: a) Pakistan Navy

5. What is the name of Pakistan’s indigenously developed short-range ballistic missile?
a) Ghauri
b) Babur
c) Shaheen
d) Nasr
Answer: d) Nasr

6. Which military exercise is conducted annually by Pakistan Army to enhance interoperability with foreign military forces?
a) Exercise Aman
b) Exercise Zarb-e-Azb
c) Exercise Sea Spark
d) Exercise Azm-e-Nau
Answer: a) Exercise Aman

7. Which Pakistani city is home to the headquarters of Pakistan Air Force (PAF)?
a) Rawalpindi
b) Lahore
c) Islamabad
d) Karachi
Answer: d) Karachi

8. Which of the following is Pakistan’s primary air superiority fighter jet?
a) JF-17 Thunder
b) Mirage III
c) F-16 Fighting Falcon
d) Chengdu J-7
Answer: c) F-16 Fighting Falcon

9. What is the name of Pakistan’s nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile?
a) Shaheen
b) Ghauri
c) Babur
d) Nasr
Answer: a) Shaheen

10. Which operation was launched by Pakistan against militants in the Swat Valley in 2009?
a) Operation Rah-e-Nijat
b) Operation Zarb-e-Azb
c) Operation Rah-e-Rast
d) Operation Rah-e-Haq
Answer: c) Operation Rah-e-Rast

11. Which country is the largest supplier of military equipment to Pakistan?
a) China
b) Russia
c) United States
d) Turkey
Answer: a) China

12. Which organization is responsible for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program?
a) Strategic Plans Division (SPD)
b) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
c) Defence Science and Technology Organization (DESTO)
d) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Answer: d) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)

13. Which of the following is the Pakistan Army’s elite special operations force?
a) Special Service Group (SSG)
b) Pakistan Rangers
c) Frontier Corps
d) Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)
Answer: a) Special Service Group (SSG)

14. What is the name of Pakistan’s first indigenously developed main battle tank?
a) Al-Khalid
b) T-80UD
c) VT-4
d) Arjun
Answer: a) Al-Khalid

15. Which of the following is Pakistan’s primary military intelligence agency?
a) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
b) Military Intelligence (MI)
c) Intelligence Bureau (IB)
d) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
Answer: a) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)

16. Which missile system is designed to provide point defense for strategic locations in Pakistan?
a) Babur
b) Hatf
c) Nasr
d) Shaheen
Answer: c) Nasr

17. What is the name of Pakistan’s indigenous air-to-surface cruise missile?
a) Ra’ad
b) Babur
c) Ghauri
d) Shaheen
Answer: a) Ra’ad

18. Which mountain range forms a natural barrier between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
a) Himalayas
b) Karakoram Range
c) Hindu Kush
d) Pamir Mountains
Answer: c) Hindu Kush

19. What is the name of the border crossing between Pakistan and India at Wagah?
a) Wagah Crossing
b) Attari-Wagah Border
c) Friendship Gate
d) Khyber Pass
Answer: b) Attari-Wagah Border

20. Which country shares the longest border with Pakistan?
a) Afghanistan
b) Iran
c) China
d) India
Answer: d) India

21. What is the name of the Pakistani naval base located in Karachi?
a) PNS Jinnah
b) PNS Mehran
c) PNS Qasim
d) PNS Zafar
Answer: c) PNS Qasim

22. Which mountain pass connects Pakistan with China?
a) Khyber Pass
b) Bolan Pass
c) Khunjerab Pass
d) Lowari Pass
Answer: c) Khunjerab Pass

23. Which city is home to the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF)?
a) Wah Cantt
b) Taxila
c) Rawalpindi
d) Quetta
Answer: a) Wah Cantt

24. What is the name of the Pakistani ballistic missile capable of delivering multiple warheads?
a) Babur
b) Ghauri
c) Shaheen
d) Ababeel
Answer: d) Ababeel

25. Which of the following is the largest branch of Pakistan’s armed forces?
a) Pakistan Army
b) Pakistan Navy
c) Pakistan Air Force
d) Pakistan Coast Guard
Answer: a) Pakistan Army

26. Which city hosts the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA)?
a) Quetta
b) Abbottabad
c) Peshawar
d) Karachi
Answer: b) Abbottabad

27. What is the name of Pakistan’s nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile?
a) Babur
b) Shaheen
c) Ghauri
d) Nasr
Answer: d) Nasr

28. Which mountain range separates Pakistan from Tajikistan and China?
a) Karakoram Range
b) Hindu Kush
c) Pamir Mountains
d) Himalayas
Answer: c) Pamir Mountains

29. What is the name of the Pakistani naval base located in Gwadar?
a) PNS Jinnah
b) PNS Mehran
c) PNS Qasim
d) PNS Akram
Answer: d) PNS Akram

30. Which operation was launched by Pakistan in 2017 to eliminate terrorism from urban centers?
a) Operation Rah-e-Nijat
b) Operation Zarb-e-Azb
c) Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
d) Operation Khyber IV
Answer: c) Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad