When did Pakistan and Russia establish diplomatic relations?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1948
d) 1949
Which Pakistani leader first visited the Soviet Union?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Ayub Khan
c) Liaquat Ali Khan
d) Benazir Bhutto
In which year did Liaquat Ali Khan decline the invitation to visit the Soviet Union and visit the USA instead?
a) 1950
b) 1949
c) 1952
d) 1955
What was the primary reason for strained relations between Pakistan and the USSR during the Cold War?
a) Pakistan’s alignment with NATO
b) Border disputes
c) Economic competition
d) Cultural differences
Which Soviet leader invited Liaquat Ali Khan to visit Moscow in 1949?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Nikita Khrushchev
c) Leonid Brezhnev
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet Union provided technical assistance for which major industrial project in Pakistan?
a) Tarbela Dam
b) Karachi Steel Mills
c) Gwadar Port
d) Mangla Dam
During which war did the Soviet Union mediate between Pakistan and India?
a) 1948
b) 1965
c) 1971
d) 1999
Where was the peace agreement between Pakistan and India, mediated by the USSR, signed in 1966?
a) Tashkent
b) Moscow
c) Islamabad
d) New Delhi
Which Pakistani leader signed the Tashkent Agreement?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Ayub Khan
c) Yahya Khan
d) Pervez Musharraf
Which Pakistani Prime Minister visited the Soviet Union in 1965?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Nawaz Sharif
c) Imran Khan
d) Benazir Bhutto
Which event caused a major deterioration in Pakistan-Soviet relations in the 1980s?
a) Kargil Conflict
b) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
c) Nuclear tests by Pakistan
d) 9/11 attacks
Which Pakistani leader initiated better relations with Russia after the Cold War?
a) Nawaz Sharif
b) Pervez Musharraf
c) Asif Ali Zardari
d) Imran Khan
In 2014, Russia lifted its arms embargo on which country?
a) China
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Iran
Which military exercise was conducted jointly by Pakistan and Russia for the first time in 2016?
a) Al-Saif
b) Indus Shield
c) Druzhba
d) Aman
Russia and Pakistan conducted their first-ever joint military drills under the name “Druzhba” in which year?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
What was the main reason for Russia’s growing interest in Pakistan in the 21st century?
a) Trade and energy cooperation
b) Military alliances
c) Border disputes
d) Political instability
Which Russian President has played a key role in strengthening ties with Pakistan in the 21st century?
a) Dmitry Medvedev
b) Boris Yeltsin
c) Vladimir Putin
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement in 2015 for cooperation in which sector?
a) Space exploration
b) Defense
c) Energy
d) Agriculture
Which gas pipeline project is a major energy collaboration between Russia and Pakistan?
a) Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)
b) North-South Gas Pipeline
c) Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
d) CASA-1000
Russia supplied which helicopters to Pakistan in 2017?
a) Mi-28
b) Mi-35
c) Ka-52
d) Apache AH-64
Which regional organization has helped in improving Pakistan-Russia relations?
a) ASEAN
b) SAARC
c) SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
d) EU
Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in which year?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
In 2022, Pakistan signed a deal to import crude oil from which country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Russia
c) UAE
d) Iran
What is the main reason for Pakistan’s interest in Russian crude oil?
a) Lower price
b) Political alliance
c) Better quality
d) Increased global demand
Which Russian Foreign Minister visited Pakistan in 2021 to strengthen bilateral ties?
a) Sergei Shoigu
b) Sergey Lavrov
c) Dmitry Rogozin
d) Nikolai Patrushev
Which international conflict has recently influenced Pakistan-Russia relations?
a) Ukraine crisis
b) Syrian war
c) South China Sea dispute
d) Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Which Pakistani Prime Minister visited Russia in February 2022?
a) Imran Khan
b) Shehbaz Sharif
c) Nawaz Sharif
d) Yousaf Raza Gillani
What is the main reason behind Pakistan’s recent efforts to strengthen ties with Russia?
a) Military cooperation
b) Energy needs
c) Space exploration
d) Tourism
Which sector is considered the most promising area of cooperation between Pakistan and Russia?
a) Space technology
b) IT and software
c) Energy and defense
d) Agriculture
