National Security | MCQs

Explanation

The total strength of members in the National Security Council (Pakistan) is 11.

The NSC was established in 1999 by Pervez Musharraf.

Explanation

General Ayub Khan served as the first Chief Martial Law Administrator from 1958 to 1962.

He was the third Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958.

He also became the President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969.

Explanation

List of Martial Laws Held in Pakistan from 1947 to 2025:

There are total four martial laws Implemented in Pakistan from 1947 to 2025.

Explanation

Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, in Balochistan.

5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.

The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.

Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

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Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998

These tests followed the Chagai-I series

The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan

Explanation

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was a counter-terrorism operation launched by the Pakistan Army in February 2017

It is Part of the:

• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• The Insurgency in Balochistan
• Sectarian violence in Pakistan,
• The War on Terror

Date: 23 February 2017 – 22 July 2024

Result

• Operation Azm-e-Istehkam continues
• 375,000 intelligence-based operations conducted as of 2021
• Terrorist group cells dismantled

Explanation

The National Support Program (NSP) is often associated with initiatives aimed at providing assistance or resources at a national level.

It is commonly used in contexts related to social, economic, or developmental support programs.

Explanation

The policy document is meant for five years (2022-26)

The Public version of the NSP was launched on 14 January 2022 

NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on Dec 28, 2021.

Prime Minister Imran Khan reveals the country's first-ever NSP

Explanation

ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence): Established in 1948

FIA (Federal Investigation Agency): Established in 1974

IB (Intelligence Bureau): Established in 1947

Explanation

Induction of HIMADS will significantly enhance the Comprehensive Layered Integrated Air Defence (CLIAD) shield of aerial frontiers of Pakistan as the system is fully integrated through a well-knit Digitised System on its inventory

Explanation

On 14 October 2021, The Pakistan Army’s (PA’s) Air Defence forces have inducted into service a variant of the  Chinese-made HQ-9 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system with capable range of 100Km?