Practice Military History MCQs for Punjab Police Constable (BS-5) Pakistan Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.
Q1. In which city is the Military College of Engineering located?
Answer: Risalpur
Explanation: The Military College of Engineering (MCE) is located in Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is a premier engineering institution of the Pakistan Army.
Q2. ________led the military conquest of Sindh and conquered the whole of Sindh in 1843.
Answer: Sir Charles James Napier
Explanation: The correct answer is Sir Charles James Napier. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q3. When did Bangladesh release Prisoners of the 1971 War?
Answer: 1974
Explanation: Bangladesh released Pakistani prisoners of war in 1974 after the Simla Agreement and subsequent diplomatic negotiations among Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh normalized relations.
Q4. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), endorsed punishment on charges of leakage of sensitive information to:
Answer: Brigadier Saleem Rizwan
Explanation: The correct answer is Brigadier Saleem Rizwan. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q5. Which army officer was the first recipient of "Nishan-e-Haider"?
Answer: Captain Sarwar Shaheed
Explanation: Captain Sarwar Shaheed was the first recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military honor, awarded posthumously for his bravery during the Kashmir War of 1947-48.
Q6. Who is the first and only Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to give a formal briefing to the Senate of Pakistan?
Answer: Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
Explanation: General Qamar Javed Bajwa made history as the first COAS to formally brief the Senate of Pakistan, reflecting a shift toward greater civil-military institutional engagement.
Q7. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was awarded a ____________ by Turkey for the promotion of defense ties.
Answer: Legion of Merit
Explanation: Turkey awarded Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa the Legion of Merit in recognition of his efforts in strengthening defense ties between Pakistan and Turkey.
Q8. When did the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant start its operation?
Answer: In 1972
Explanation: The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) achieved criticality and began commercial operations in 1972, making Pakistan the first Muslim-majority country to operate a nuclear power plant.
Q9. The 1965 war with India lasted from:
Answer: 6th to 22nd September 1965
Explanation: The 1965 Pakistan-India War lasted from September 6 to September 22, 1965, ending with the UN-brokered ceasefire and subsequent Tashkent Declaration.
Q10. How many corps does the Pakistan Army have?
Answer: 9
Explanation: The Pakistan Army is organised into nine corps, each responsible for a specific geographic region and operational command across the country.
Q11. General Yahya Khan became the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Pakistan Army in 1966. Who was the C-in-C before him?
Answer: General Muhammad Musa Khan
Explanation: General Muhammad Musa Khan served as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966, after which General Yahya Khan succeeded him in that role.
Q12. Who is the civilian Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces?
Answer: The President of Pakistan
Explanation: Under Pakistan's constitutional framework, the President is the Supreme Commander and civilian Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
Q13. In which city is the Military College Jhelum located?
Answer: Sarai Alamgir
Explanation: Military College Jhelum is located in Sarai Alamgir, a town in Gujrat district near Jhelum, and provides military education to cadets.
Q14. What was the name of the huge manjaneeq (catapult) used by Muhammad bin Qasim's army at Debal?
Answer: Al Uroos
Explanation: The massive catapult (manjaneeq) used by Muhammad bin Qasim's army at the Battle of Debal (711 CE) was named "Al-Uroos" (The Bride), and its deployment was decisive in breaching the fort.
Q15. General Qamar Javed Bajwa took oath as Army Chief on __________.
Answer: On November 29, 2016
Explanation: General Qamar Javed Bajwa took oath as the 16th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army on November 29, 2016, succeeding General Raheel Sharif.
Q16. Pakistan Army launched operation Radd-ul-Fasaad across the country in:
Answer: 2017
Explanation: Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad (Elimination of Discord) was launched by the Pakistan Army on February 22, 2017, as a nationwide counter-terrorism operation following the Army Public School attack.
Q17. How many soldiers were awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for their service in the 1971 war?
Answer: 5
Explanation: Five soldiers were awarded Pakistan's highest military honor, the Nishan-e-Haider, for their supreme sacrifice during the 1971 war with India.
Q18. The submarine cased in the 1971 war was:
Answer: PNS Ghazi
Explanation: PNS Ghazi was Pakistan's submarine that sank on 3-4 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War near Visakhapatnam; it was Pakistan's first submarine casualty in war.
Q19. Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in?
Answer: 2017
Explanation: Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017 at the Astana summit, alongside India, upgrading from observer status.
Q20. What was the name of Pakistan's submarine used in the 1965 and 1971 War against India?
Answer: Ghazi
Explanation: PNS Ghazi was Pakistan's first and only submarine, used during both the 1965 and 1971 wars; it sank during the 1971 war near Visakhapatnam under disputed circumstances.
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