Pakistan’s Relations with the USA MCQs With Answer
Pakistan established diplomatic relations with the USA in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
The first US President to visit Pakistan was:
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Richard Nixon
D) Jimmy Carter
Which Pakistani leader signed the SEATO and CENTO agreements with the USA?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Ayub Khan
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Pervez Musharraf
Which agreement strengthened US-Pakistan defense ties in 1954?
A) Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
B) Strategic Partnership Agreement
C) Military Cooperation Treaty
D) Indo-Pacific Defense Pact
Pakistan played a crucial role in facilitating US-China relations in which year?
A) 1965
B) 1971
C) 1976
D) 1980
The USA imposed sanctions on Pakistan after its nuclear tests in:
A) 1990
B) 1995
C) 1998
D) 2001
Pakistan became a major non-NATO ally of the USA in:
A) 1999
B) 2002
C) 2004
D) 2006
Which US military operation led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan?
A) Operation Red Dawn
B) Operation Enduring Freedom
C) Operation Neptune Spear
D) Operation Desert Storm
The USA provided economic aid to Pakistan under which program in the 1950s?
A) Green Revolution Program
B) USAID Assistance Program
C) PL-480 Food Assistance Program
D) Marshall Plan
Which war brought Pakistan and the USA closer in the 1980s?
A) Vietnam War
B) Gulf War
C) Soviet-Afghan War
D) Iraq War
Which US Secretary of State visited Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks?
A) Condoleezza Rice
B) Colin Powell
C) Hillary Clinton
D) John Kerry
The Kerry-Lugar Bill provided how much aid to Pakistan?
A) $3 billion
B) $5 billion
C) $7.5 billion
D) $10 billion
Which Pakistani Prime Minister was the first to visit the USA?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Ayub Khan
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Benazir Bhutto
Which US President lifted sanctions on Pakistan after 9/11?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) Barack Obama
D) Donald Trump
Which US President authorized drone strikes in Pakistan?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Joe Biden
The Salala incident, which strained US-Pakistan ties, happened in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2011
D) 2013
Pakistan closed NATO supply routes in response to:
A) Bin Laden operation
B) Salala attack
C) Drone strikes
D) Economic sanctions
Which US aid program was launched to help Pakistan’s economic development?
A) Millennium Challenge Corporation
B) USAID
C) Marshall Plan
D) Foreign Military Financing
The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act was passed in which year?
A) 2005
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2015
Pakistan and the USA signed an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation in:
A) 1998
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) Never
The USA supported Pakistan in the aftermath of which major natural disaster?
A) 2005 Earthquake
B) 2010 Floods
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above
Which US President had a strong relationship with Ayub Khan?
A) Harry Truman
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Richard Nixon
D) Ronald Reagan
Which US organization provides military training to Pakistan’s forces?
A) NATO
B) CENTCOM
C) SEATO
D) US Special Operations Command
The term “do more” in US-Pakistan relations refers to:
A) Economic reforms
B) Counterterrorism efforts
C) Nuclear disarmament
D) Trade agreements
Pakistan joined the US-led war on terror in which year?
A) 2001
B) 2003
C) 2005
D) 2007
Which Pakistani foreign minister played a key role in US relations during 9/11?
A) Khurshid Kasuri
B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
C) Hina Rabbani Khar
D) Sartaj Aziz
Which Pakistani military leader closely coordinated with the USA post-9/11?
A) General Musharraf
B) General Kayani
C) General Raheel Sharif
D) General Bajwa
Which US law placed restrictions on military aid to Pakistan?
A) Pressler Amendment
B) Kerry-Lugar Act
C) Foreign Aid Act
D) Patriot Act
Pakistan helped the USA in its withdrawal from which country in 2021?
A) Iraq
B) Afghanistan
C) Syria
D) Libya
The Pak-US Strategic Dialogue covers cooperation in:
A) Economy
B) Defense
C) Energy
D) All of the above