When did Pakistan conduct its first successful nuclear tests?
a) 1985
b) 1995
c) 1998
d) 2000
Who is considered the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program?
a) General Pervez Musharraf
b) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
c) Dr. Hafeez Shaikh
d) Dr. Muhammad Abdus Salam
Which organization is responsible for overseeing Pakistan’s nuclear program?
a) DRDO
b) PAEC
c) ISI
d) PAF
What was the name of Pakistan’s nuclear test series conducted in 1998?
a) Chagai-I
b) Chagai-II
c) Thar-III
d) K2
Which country helped Pakistan develop its nuclear program in its early stages?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) France
Pakistan’s first nuclear weapon was tested in which region?
a) Balochistan
b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
c) Punjab
d) Sindh
What is the name of Pakistan’s nuclear-capable missile system?
a) Shaheen
b) Ghauri
c) Barak
d) Agni
Which Pakistani Prime Minister announced the nuclear tests in 1998?
a) Nawaz Sharif
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Pervez Musharraf
d) Imran Khan
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program began in which decade?
a) 1950s
b) 1960s
c) 1970s
d) 1980s
Which of the following is a key Pakistani missile that is capable of delivering nuclear warheads?
a) Trident II
b) Shaheen
c) Scud
d) BrahMos
Pakistan’s nuclear program primarily focuses on which type of weapons?
a) Biological weapons
b) Chemical weapons
c) Nuclear weapons
d) Cyber weapons
What is the name of the Pakistani facility where uranium enrichment takes place for the nuclear program?
a) A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories
b) Kahuta Nuclear Plant
c) Chashma Nuclear Complex
d) Nuclear Materials Research Centre
In which year did Pakistan officially declare itself a nuclear weapons state?
a) 1995
b) 1998
c) 2000
d) 2005
Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine emphasizes which policy of deterrence?
a) First-use policy
b) No first-use policy
c) Proliferation
d) Nuclear disarmament
What type of nuclear reactors does Pakistan primarily use to produce weapons-grade plutonium?
a) Light-water reactors
b) Heavy-water reactors
c) Gas-cooled reactors
d) Fast breeder reactors
Which Pakistani city is home to the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology?
a) Lahore
b) Islamabad
c) Karachi
d) Rawalpindi
Which Pakistani missile was the first to carry nuclear warheads in 2001?
a) Shaheen-I
b) Ghauri
c) Barak
d) Nasr
Who was the first Pakistani scientist to openly acknowledge the country’s nuclear ambitions?
a) Dr. Raza Shah
b) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
c) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
d) Dr. Jameel Akhtar
Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is often referred to as the __________ deterrent.
a) Iron fist
b) Minimum credible
c) Full-spectrum
d) Peacekeeper
Which country strongly opposed Pakistan’s nuclear tests in 1998?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) India
What is the primary material used in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?
a) Uranium
b) Thorium
c) Plutonium
d) Polonium
Pakistan’s nuclear program was kept secret until the 1990s for fear of international scrutiny. What was the international reaction to Pakistan’s 1998 tests?
a) Widespread praise
b) Condemnation and sanctions
c) Indifference
d) Immediate recognition
Which Pakistani missile was developed to counter India’s nuclear-capable missiles?
a) Shaheen
b) Ghauri
c) Nasr
d) BrahMos
Which treaty did Pakistan refuse to sign, maintaining its nuclear weapons development?
a) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
b) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
c) Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
d) Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
In 2004, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan was accused of __________.
a) Espionage
b) Nuclear proliferation
c) War crimes
d) Political corruption
Which of the following is a missile developed by Pakistan with a short-range nuclear capability?
a) Shaheen-III
b) Ghauri-II
c) Nasr
d) Prithvi
What is the maximum range of Pakistan’s Shaheen-II missile?
a) 800 km
b) 1,000 km
c) 2,000 km
d) 3,000 km
Which international organization has consistently monitored Pakistan’s nuclear materials and activities?
a) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
b) United Nations
c) World Bank
d) ASEAN
What was the name of the Pakistani missile system that became operational in 2011 with nuclear capabilities?
a) Shaheen-III
b) Ghauri-III
c) Barak
d) Nasr-III
Which event in Pakistan’s history led to the acceleration of the nuclear weapons program?
a) The 1971 war with India
b) The signing of the Lahore Declaration
c) The 1984 Siachen conflict
d) The 1999 Kargil conflict
What major policy does Pakistan follow regarding its nuclear weapons?
a) First-use policy
b) Second-strike capability
c) No first-use policy
d) Immediate disarmament
Which missile system is capable of both conventional and nuclear strikes in Pakistan’s arsenal?
a) Ghauri
b) Shaheen
c) Nasr
d) Harpoon
Which international event raised concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear program in the 1990s?
a) Gulf War
b) Indo-Pakistani nuclear tests
c) Afghanistan conflict
d) Sri Lanka civil war
Which Pakistani Prime Minister was in office during the 1998 nuclear tests?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Nawaz Sharif
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Imran Khan
