history of pakistan nuclear weapons

1. When did Pakistan conduct its first successful nuclear tests?
A) May 11, 1998
B) May 28, 1998
C) June 15, 1997
D) April 1, 1999
Correct Answer: B) May 28, 1998

2. What was the codename of Pakistan’s first nuclear tests?
A) Chagai-I
B) Kahuta Test
C) Ghauri-I
D) Project-707
Correct Answer: A) Chagai-I

3. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the 1998 nuclear tests?
A) Benazir Bhutto
B) Imran Khan
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) Pervez Musharraf
Correct Answer: C) Nawaz Sharif

4. Where did Pakistan conduct its nuclear tests?
A) Lahore
B) Balochistan
C) Sindh
D) Gilgit-Baltistan
Correct Answer: B) Balochistan

5. Which mountain range was used for the nuclear tests?
A) Margalla Hills
B) Karakoram
C) Ras Koh Hills
D) Salt Range
Correct Answer: C) Ras Koh Hills

6. Who is known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb?
A) Pervez Hoodbhoy
B) Dr. A. Q. Khan
C) Dr. Abdul Salam
D) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Correct Answer: B) Dr. A. Q. Khan

7. What was the name of Pakistan’s main nuclear research facility?
A) Atomic Research Center
B) Kahuta Research Laboratories
C) Islamabad Nuclear Facility
D) Nuclear Institute of Pakistan
Correct Answer: B) Kahuta Research Laboratories

8. In which year did Pakistan officially start its nuclear program?
A) 1965
B) 1972
C) 1974
D) 1980
Correct Answer: B) 1972

9. Who initiated Pakistan’s nuclear program in 1972?
A) General Zia-ul-Haq
B) Nawaz Sharif
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Dr. Qadeer Khan
Correct Answer: C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

10. What triggered Pakistan’s decision to build nuclear weapons?
A) Cold War tensions
B) India’s 1974 nuclear test
C) Economic sanctions
D) Border disputes
Correct Answer: B) India’s 1974 nuclear test 11. In response to which country’s nuclear test did Pakistan test its own nuclear weapons?
A) China
B) USA
C) India
D) North Korea
Correct Answer: C) India

12. What was the name of India’s 1974 nuclear test?
A) Pokhran-I
B) Chagai-I
C) Shakti-I
D) Atom Peace
Correct Answer: A) Pokhran-I

13. Which international treaty did Pakistan refuse to sign regarding nuclear non-proliferation?
A) START Treaty
B) CTBT
C) NPT
D) INF Treaty
Correct Answer: C) NPT

14. What does NPT stand for?
A) Nuclear Peace Treaty
B) Nuclear Protection Treaty
C) Nuclear Proliferation Treaty
D) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

15. What type of nuclear bomb did Pakistan test in 1998?
A) Hydrogen Bomb
B) Fusion Bomb
C) Fission Bomb
D) Neutron Bomb
Correct Answer: C) Fission Bomb

16. How many nuclear tests did Pakistan conduct on May 28, 1998?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
Correct Answer: D) 5

17. What was the total number of nuclear tests Pakistan conducted in 1998?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 3
D) 2
Correct Answer: B) 6

18. What was the name of the sixth nuclear test conducted by Pakistan?
A) Chagai-II
B) Ghauri Test
C) Uranium-II
D) Thunderbolt
Correct Answer: A) Chagai-II

19. Which organization oversees Pakistan’s nuclear command and control?
A) Pakistan Military Intelligence
B) Strategic Plans Division
C) Atomic Energy Board
D) ISI
Correct Answer: B) Strategic Plans Division

20. Which missile system is designed to deliver Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?
A) Babur
B) Shaheen
C) Hatf
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: D) All of the above

21. Dr. A. Q. Khan was associated with which nuclear facility?
A) Karachi Reactor
B) KRL
C) Chashma Plant
D) Multan Center
Correct Answer: B) KRL

22. The Chagai nuclear tests were done under which military general?
A) Gen. Raheel Sharif
B) Gen. Musharraf
C) Gen. Jehangir Karamat
D) Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
Correct Answer: C) Gen. Jehangir Karamat

23. When did Pakistan first officially declare its nuclear capability?
A) 1974
B) 1984
C) 1998
D) 2000
Correct Answer: C) 1998

24. Which Pakistani city houses the Nuclear Power Plant CHASNUPP?
A) Lahore
B) Multan
C) Chashma
D) Quetta
Correct Answer: C) Chashma

25. Which country assisted Pakistan in early nuclear technology?
A) USA
B) China
C) Germany
D) Russia
Correct Answer: B) China

26. What kind of uranium enrichment technique was used by Pakistan?
A) Fusion
B) Centrifuge
C) Diffusion
D) Crystallization
Correct Answer: B) Centrifuge

27. Which country imposed sanctions on Pakistan after the 1998 nuclear tests?
A) China
B) USA
C) Russia
D) UAE
Correct Answer: B) USA

28. What was the primary reason for Pakistan’s nuclear development?
A) Civil power
B) Military balance with India
C) Economic gain
D) Scientific exploration
Correct Answer: B) Military balance with India

29. How many years did it take Pakistan to develop nuclear weapons after India’s test?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 24
D) 5
Correct Answer: B) 24

30. What is the full name of KRL?
A) Kahuta Research Laboratory
B) Khan Research Laboratories
C) Karachi Radio Lab
D) Khyber Research Line
Correct Answer: B) Khan Research Laboratories