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Pak-India nuclear power journey quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India conducted its first nuclear test in:

a)

1964

b)

1971

c)

1974

d)

1998

2.

The code name for India’s first nuclear test was:

a)

Operation Shakti

b)

Pokhran-I

c)

Smiling Buddha

d)

Laughing Buddha

3.

Under which PM did India conduct its first nuclear test?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Morarji Desai

c)

Vajpayee

d)

Nehru

4.

Pokhran nuclear test site is located in:

a)

Gujarat

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Punjab

d)

Maharashtra

5.

India's nuclear program initially focused on:

a)

Weapons

b)

Peaceful purposes

c)

Medical use

d)

Energy only

6.

Father of India’s nuclear program?

a)

Vikram Sarabhai

b)

Homi J. Bhabha

c)

Abdul Kalam

d)

K. Radhakrishnan

7.

Which war motivated India’s nuclear weapons development?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

1962 Sino-Indian War

c)

1971 Indo-Pak War

d)

Gulf War

8.

Year of signing “Atoms for Peace” by India:

a)

1947

b)

1954

c)

1960

d)

1969

9.

Pokhran-II took place in:

a)

1996

b)

1998

c)

2000

d)

1987

10.

How many devices were tested in Pokhran-II?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

11.

India’s 1998 nuclear tests were led by which PM?

a)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

b)

Rajiv Gandhi

c)

Nehru

d)

Manmohan Singh

12.

Which country imposed sanctions after the 1998 tests?

a)

France

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

UK

13.

India’s nuclear doctrine is based on:

a)

First Strike

b)

Deterrence

c)

Tactical War

d)

Mass Destruction

14.

First Indian reactor was established at:

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Trombay

c)

Bengaluru

d)

Lucknow

15.

India got its first reactor technology from:

a)

USSR

b)

Canada

c)

USA

d)

France

16.

India tested which bomb in 1998?

a)

Neutron

b)

Thermonuclear

c)

Fusion

d)

Gravity

17.

India follows which nuclear doctrine?

a)

Strike-first

b)

No First Use

c)

Use-only-if-attacked

d)

No-nukes

18.

Indo-U.S. nuclear deal allowed India to:

a)

Build submarines

b)

Access civil nuclear tech

c)

Conduct more tests

d)

Join NPT

19.

U.S. President during Indo-U.S. nuclear deal?

a)

Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Trump

d)

Biden

20.

After Pokhran-I, India faced:

a)

Open war

b)

Global sanctions

c)

Economic collapse

d)

Internal crisis

21.

Primary nuclear delivery system in 1990s India?

a)

Air

b)

Sea

c)

Land-based missiles

d)

Satellites

22.

1998 tests were mainly a response to:

a)

U.S. threats

b)

Cold War

c)

Pakistan & China threats

d)

Afghan invasion

23.

India became which nuclear power in order?

a)

4th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

9th

24.

India's nuclear triad is completed by:

a)

Aircraft

b)

Missiles

c)

Land, Air & Sea systems

d)

Satellites

25.

India refused to sign which treaty?

a)

NPT

b)

Geneva Pact

c)

CTBT

d)

START

26.

Why did India focus on self-reliance post-1974?

a)

Money shortage

b)

Sanctions and restrictions

c)

Foreign aid

d)

Lack of scientists

27.

India’s nuclear research was led by:

a)

DRDO

b)

Atomic Energy Commission

c)

RAW

d)

CSIR

28.

What major threat led to India’s focus on nukes?

a)

Israel

b)

USSR

c)

China’s 1964 nuclear test

d)

Afghanistan

29.

1974 test was declared as:

a)

War experiment

b)

Peaceful Nuclear Explosion

c)

Routine trial

d)

None of these

30.

Lead scientist of 1998 tests:

a)

Dr. Abdul Kalam

b)

Homi Bhabha

c)

R. Chidambaram

d)

Raja Ramanna

31.

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan was born in:

a)

Lahore

b)

Bhopal, India

c)

Karachi

d)

Quetta

32.

He migrated to Pakistan in:

a)

1947

b)

Early 1950s

c)

1965

d)

1970

33.

He studied metallurgy in:

a)

UK

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Canada

34.

Khan worked in Europe at:

a)

Siemens

b)

URENCO

c)

EDF

d)

EADS

35.

Khan helped Pakistan by acquiring:

a)

Missiles

b)

Centrifuge designs

c)

Heavy water

d)

Nuclear fusion

36.

Pakistan’s enrichment facility is named:

a)

PAEC

b)

Kahuta Research Laboratories

c)

KRL Labs

d)

PakiNuke

37.

Project-706 was launched by:

a)

Gen. Zia

b)

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

c)

Musharraf

d)

Ayub Khan

38.

Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in:

a)

1997

b)

1998

c)

1995

d)

1999

39.

Pakistan’s test series was called:

a)

Uranium 1

b)

Chagai-I & II

c)

Baloch-I

d)

Nuke-Pak

40.

Tests were a direct response to:

a)

Afghanistan war

b)

India’s Pokhran-II tests

c)

UN pressure

d)

None

41.

A.Q. Khan is known as:

a)

Missile Father

b)

Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb

c)

Bomb Maker

d)

Uranium King

42.

He was put under house arrest in:

a)

2002

b)

2004

c)

2006

d)

2009

43.

Khan allegedly shared nuclear info with:

a)

India

b)

Iran, Libya, North Korea

c)

Israel

d)

Germany

44.

He shared mainly:

a)

Missile data

b)

Centrifuge blueprints & parts

c)

Rockets

d)

Software

45.

His 2004 confession was considered:

a)

Spontaneous

b)

Forced by state

c)

Ordered by UN

d)

Broadcasted live

46.

After confession, he was:

a)

Imprisoned

b)

Placed under house arrest

c)

Escaped

d)

Acquitted

47.

Why did the global community criticize Pakistan?

a)

Nuclear war

b)

Proliferation through A.Q. Khan network

c)

Drone attacks

d)

Missiles to India

48.

Pakistan's uranium tech was copied from:

a)

USSR

b)

Europe (URENCO)

c)

USA

d)

Israel

49.

When did enrichment begin?

a)

1971

b)

1975–76

c)

1983

d)

1990

50.

Pakistan is the ___ Islamic nuclear state:

a)

First & only

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

51.

KRL is located near:

a)

Karachi

b)

Lahore

c)

Rawalpindi

d)

Multan

52.

Khan’s European role helped him understand:

a)

Radar

b)

Gas centrifuge design

c)

Thermodynamics

d)

Security

53.

Blueprints enabled:

a)

Rocket production

b)

Uranium enrichment

c)

Plutonium handling

d)

Naval nukes

54.

In Pakistan, A.Q. Khan is seen as:

a)

Criminal

b)

National Hero

c)

Enemy

d)

Threat

55.

His entire work was:

a)

UN-approved

b)

Secret and indigenous

c)

CIA-trained

d)

Shared with China

56.

U.S. intelligence intervened after:

a)

9/11

b)

India’s protests

c)

Libya’s confession

d)

Iran’s deals

57.

Pakistan denied:

a)

Having bombs

b)

State involvement in black market

c)

KRL’s existence

d)

Chagai tests

58.

A.Q. Khan passed away in:

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

2019

59.

He was buried in:

a)

Karachi

b)

H-8 Cemetery, Islamabad

c)

Rawalpindi

d)

Multan

60.

A.Q. Khan is credited with helping Pakistan:

a)

Achieve nuclear deterrence

b)

Build submarines

c)

Send satellites

d)

Join NATO