Pakistan Army | MCQs

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In May 2024, Dr Helen Mary Roberts has been promoted to the rank of brigadier in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps.

Helen Mary Roberts  is the the first female brigadier to hail from the country’s Christian community.

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On 19 August 2019, his tenure as army chief was extended for another three years, starting from November 2019 until November 2022, by the prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.

ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION RELATED TO "QAMAR JAVED BAJWA""

Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was Becomes the 10th COAS from 29 November 2016 to 29 November 2022.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa retires on November 29 after the completion of his six-year tenure

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Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was Becomes the 10th COAS on 29 November 2016

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ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION RELATED TO "QAMAR JAVED BAJWA""

General Qamar Javed Bajwa Commissioned: 1980 (16th Battalion)

Got an extension of 3 years: 2019

Appointed by: Nawaz Sharif

Unit: 16th Baloch regiment

Predecessor: General Raheel Sharif

General Qamar Javed Bajwa is going to be retired on which date?

 29 November 2022

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Operation Radd ul Fasaad was started by Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa on?

 February 22, 2017 ✔

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Which among the following conferred the Order of the Union medal on General Qamar Javed Bajwa in August 2022?

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ✔

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Which country awarded Qamar Javed Bajwa King Abdulaziz Medal in June 2022?

Saudi Arabia ✔

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was awarded a _________ for the promotion of Defence ties between Pakistan and Turkey on 20th June 2017.

Legion of Merit ✔

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COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was honored with the Bahrain Order ________ award by the Crown Prince Bahrain:

First-class ✔

ND20-8-2023

Explanation

Abhi Nandan Varthaman Arrested by the Pakistan Army was a: Wing Commander

Gp Capt Abhinandan Varthaman VrC is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot

Abhinandan was held captive in Pakistan for 60 hours after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight.

Abhinandan Varthaman was born on 21 June 1983 in Tamil Jain

He was awarded Vir Chakra by the Indian government 

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General Tikka Khan was the first chief of army staff from March 1972 until retiring on March 1976

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Pakistan launched precision missile strikes against India under Operation Bunyan Um Marsoos.

Bunyan Ul Marsoos is an Arabic verse from the Quran.

The operation’s name—meaning “a structure firmly joined together”—draws inspiration from Surah Al-Saff (61-4), which praises those who fight in Allah’s cause as a solid, fortified structure.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

Translation: ‘Allah indeed loves those who fight in His Way as though they are a solid wall cemented with molten lead’ (Surah Al-Saff, verse 4).

This operation was launched on 10 May 2025 (after Fajr prayer)

Seven sites in India were targeted, including the key Pathankot air base, Udhampur air base, and Gujarat air base. Rajasthan air base and Brahmos storage site.

The operation was launched in retaliation for Indian missile strikes that hit several locations inside Pakistan.

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Six army personnel, including two pilots, embraced martyrdom in the Khost area of Harnai district on 26 September 2022 when a military helicopter crashed during a mission.

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In December 2023, Lieutenant General Rahat Naseem Ahmed  appointed as the Commander XII Corps (Quetta), replacing Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor.

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Ayub Khan also served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister from 1953 to 1958. He was the first and the only Field Marshall of the Pakistani Army, and assumed the Presidency after exiling President Iskandar Mirza in 1958.

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