Military History MCQs set 2 for GBPSC General Posts (Gilgit-Baltistan) Pakistan Affairs — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Qamar Javed Bajwa, former Army Chief of Staff of Pakistan, belongs to:
Answer: Balochistan Regiment
Explanation: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2016 to 2022, belongs to the Baloch Regiment (16 Baloch), one of Pakistan Army's distinguished infantry regiments.
Q2. How many prisoners of war were held in Bangladesh for prosecution after the 1971 war?
Answer: 195
Explanation: Bangladesh held 195 Pakistani prisoners of war for prosecution as war criminals after the 1971 war; negotiations eventually led to their repatriation to Pakistan under the 1974 Delhi Agreement.
Q3. The Pakistan Army launched "Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad" across the country on _________.
Answer: On February 22, 2017
Explanation: Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was officially launched on February 22, 2017, as a broad-spectrum counter-terrorism and de-weaponization operation across all of Pakistan's provinces and territories.
Q4. The largest cantonment of the Pakistan army is located in:
Answer: Kharian
Explanation: Kharian Cantonment in Gujrat district, Punjab, is the largest cantonment of the Pakistan Army by area, serving as a major military garrison since British colonial times.
Q5. How many days did the 1965 War continue?
Answer: 17
Explanation: The 1965 Indo-Pakistan War began on 6 September and ended with the Tashkent Declaration on 23 September 1965, lasting 17 days.
Q6. The military operation ended in East Pakistan in ______ 1971.
Answer: December
Explanation: Pakistan's military surrendered to Indian forces in Dhaka on December 16, 1971, ending the military operation and leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
Q7. The Rowlatt Act came into operation in __________.
Answer: In 1919
Explanation: The Rowlatt Act, which allowed detention without trial and suppressed political activity, was enacted in March 1919 and sparked widespread protests including the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Q8. The Command and Staff College of the Pakistan Army is located in:
Answer: Quetta
Explanation: The Command and Staff College, the premier military staff college of the Pakistan Army, is located in Quetta, Balochistan.
Q9. The resolution of non-cooperation with the British Government was passed at the meeting of the "All-India National Congress" in 1920, which was held at:
Answer: Calcutta
Explanation: The Non-Cooperation Resolution was passed at the special session of the Indian National Congress held in Calcutta in September 1920, before being formally ratified at Nagpur.
Q10. A Navy Captain is equal in rank to an Army ____________.
Answer: Colonel
Explanation: In the equivalence of military ranks across Pakistan's armed forces, a Navy Captain (OF-5) holds the same rank as an Army Colonel.
Q11. The Pakistan Military Academy is located in:
Answer: Kakul
Explanation: The Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), the premier officer training institution of the Pakistan Army, is located in Kakul near Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Q12. General Qamar Javed Bajwa was the ___________ Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.
Answer: 16th
Explanation: The correct answer is 16th. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q13. Stinger missiles were given to Pakistan in which war?
Answer: Afghan War
Explanation: The correct answer is Afghan War. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q14. Operation Zarb-e-Azb underwent in the former FATA. Azb was the name of:
Answer: Sword of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
Explanation: Azb was the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) sharp sword, symbolizing a swift and precise strike - hence the military operation was named Zarb-e-Azb (Strike of Azb).
Q15. The first general elections in Pakistan were held in 1970 under the military government of President ___________.
Answer: Yahya Khan
Explanation: Pakistan's first-ever general elections based on universal adult franchise were held in December 1970 under the government of General Yahya Khan, resulting in a victory for the Awami League.
Q16. On which date was Captain Karnal Sher Khan martyred at Kargil?
Answer: On July 5, 1999
Explanation: Captain Karnal Sher Khan of the Pakistan Army was martyred on July 5, 1999, during the Kargil conflict while defending his position against Indian forces; he was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider.
Q17. Which regiment of the Pakistan Army has received the maximum number of "Nishan-e- Haider"?
Answer: Punjab Regiment
Explanation: The Punjab Regiment has received the maximum number of Nishan-e-Haider awards, Pakistan's highest military honour, among all regiments of the Pakistan Army.
Q18. Special military courts, established under the 21st Amendment to try militants, were set up for a period of __________.
Answer: 2 years
Explanation: The 21st Constitutional Amendment (2015) established special military courts for two years to try terrorism-related cases, as part of the National Action Plan following the APS Peshawar attack.
Q19. Pakistan installed its first nuclear power station in Karachi with the cooperation of:
Answer: Canada
Explanation: KANUPP (Karachi Nuclear Power Plant) was built with Canadian assistance under a bilateral agreement; Canada supplied the CANDU-type reactor that became operational in 1972.
Q20. The Kargil War was fought in which year?
Answer: 1999
Explanation: The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999, when Pakistani soldiers and militants occupied strategic heights in the Kargil district of Indian-administered Kashmir.